Senior Scientist

Purpose of the position:

Linde Special Projects in New Providence, NJ is seeking a Senior Staff Scientist with a background in Physics, Physical chemistry, Engineering, or a closely related field. This individual will play a key role in advancing our laboratory instrumentation, optimizing internal processes, and driving innovation across research projects.

The ideal candidate combines strong theoretical knowledge with practical laboratory experience and thrives in a collaborative, research-driven environment.

Principal responsibilities will include:

Laboratory & Technical Leadership

* Learn and master existing laboratory processes, instrumentation, and workflows.

* Analyze current systems and identify opportunities for performance improvement, reliability enhancement, and data quality.

* Design, prototype, test, and validate improvements to laboratory instrumentation and measurement systems.

* Develop and refine experimental methods and data acquisition systems.

* Comply with Linde safety policies and other regulatory requirements.

Research & Innovation

* Generate new research concepts and technical approaches to improve instrumentation and experimental methodologies.

* Lead or contribute to research projects from concept through implementation and validation.

* Conduct feasibility studies, modeling, simulation, and experimental validation as required.

Communication

* Interface with key stakeholders, including department technical staff, management, and US government technical staff.

* Prepare clear, data-driven technical reports and presentations and present project updates and technical recommendations to our sponsor and collaborators.

* Translate complex technical results into actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Collaboration

* Work closely with internal and external scientists, engineers, and technicians on multidisciplinary research projects.

* Support troubleshooting and root-cause investigations for instrumentation or process issues.

Key interfaces

* Department technical staff (Engineers/Scientists/Technicians)

* Department management

* US Government Technical staff

Key competencies

* Safety-first mentality

* Intellectual curiosity and innovation mindset

* Technical rigor and attention to detail

* Clear and confident presenter

* Collaborative and team-oriented

* Decisiveness & Task execution

* Process, Project & Risk Management

* Employee Development & Empowerment

Required Qualifications

* M.S. or Ph.D. with 3 years experience in Physics, Physical Chemistry, Engineering, or related field. Candidates at the BA level with 7-10+ years will be considered.

* Strong foundations in the following:

o Spectroscopy

o Analog and digital electronics

o Signal processing

o Instrumentation and measurement systems

* Hands-on experience one or more of the following:

o Gas handling systems

o Vacuum technology

o Radiation detection systems/Geiger-Muller counting

* Experience designing, troubleshooting, and improving electronic systems.

* Demonstrated ability to independently design and execute experiments.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Ability to obtain and maintain DOD secret level security clearance (This requires US citizenship).

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience with high-voltage systems and low-noise signal measurement.

* Familiarity with data acquisition systems (DAQ) and embedded systems.

* Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., SQL, Access).

* Programming experience (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, C/C++).

* Experience working directly with customers.

* Project management experience in a research or technical environment.