Research Scientist

WGNSTAR is a dynamic and growing company with a global footprint. Primarily focused on the semiconductor industry, we provide a platform for you to expand your career with knowledge gained on the job, and tailored development. We know we need talented people like you that hold similar values, which is why we do not put limits on learning, development, industry, and personal growth. Start your path to a WGNSTAR career today!

Schedule: Monday to Friday
Pay Rate: $53 -56/hr 
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid Role, 2 days remote/3 days in office)
Position Type: Full Time 
Benefits: This position is eligible for WGNSTAR’s full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k). Additional benefits are listed at the end of this posting. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Modeling chemical reactions in the gas phase and on semiconductor surfaces in quantum mechanical scale.
• Include quantum mechanical reaction into fluid dynamic models to better understand and optimize vapor and liquid etch processes.
• Building fluid dynamic models into simulation software to optimize tool design.
• Participating in system engineering specification development, system documentation and implementation of system prototypes.
• Interfacing with development team to define project strategy and deliverables.
• Fully documenting work to provide colleagues with enough detail to maintain engineering simulations and/or code.
• Strong emphasis is placed on candidates that can find solutions to complex problems through structured project management while working in a team environment.
• Good communications skills are considered critical. The candidate will communicate project goals and status updates internally.

• The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry, Physics or equivalent field.
• Experience in modeling quantum mechanical chemical reactions is required.
• Experience with GAUSSIAN, VASP, or equivalent software is required.
• Experience with Density Functional Theory (DFT) is required.

• Experience with Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics software is desirable.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics is desirable.
• Experience with simulation software like STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, COMSOL, etc is desirable.
• Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, python, C/C++, etc. is desirable.
• Knowledge of the semiconductor industry is desirable.
• Exposure to Linux and/or Python (a plus)
• Background in computational science (a plus)

Additional Benefits: Paid Vacation, Select Holidays, Overtime Opportunities, On-site Facilities & Career Development Opportunities.

The people who thrive most at WGNSTAR are those individuals who perform well in a team environment, enjoy interacting and engaging with several different stakeholders, and adapt quickly to changing environments, while leveraging their skills, quality, and knowledge to drive themselves and their teams towards continuous improvement and success.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.



Equal opportunities and Social Governance

WGNSTAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

WGNSTAR places an immense emphasis on equal employment, encourages diversity in the workplace, and applies an open-door policy for inclusion of all employees. Our diversity program encourages people from any gender, background, ethnicity, culture, education, and experience to join the company and more importantly build a career through employee development.

Through our Global wellness programs, WGNSTAR ensures our employees and families have access to a full range of wellness services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). In the communities that surround our business operations, we support individual and group sponsorships for local sports and those that are vulnerable in society.