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Romeoville,
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Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. (ADT), the world leader in the development and commercialization of thin film diamond-enabled products, is seeking highly-motivated individuals to join the team as the company?s commercial product sales begin to ramp up. ADT is a young, fast growing, award-winning high-tech company based in Romeoville, IL. ADT is currently developing products enabled by diamond for use in the nanomanufacturing, telecommunications, biomedical, and industrial sectors. We currently have an opening for a Principal Investigator.
The Principal Investigator (PI) is a key member of the Research & Development team and is responsible for advancing ADT?s propriety form of synthetic diamond (ultrananocrystalline diamond or UNCD) as well as integrating UNCD into products. This position will identify potential new applications of UNCD, perform work to develop and evaluate UNCD for these applications, and generate results, expertise, and other collateral suitable for transferring new products into production. It will secure resources needed to support early stage development work by identifying new sources of government funding (e.g. SBIR, contract research, etc.) as well as generating and submitting proposals. The position will manage projects and direct the activities of staff.
Responsibilities include:
* Lead multiple projects supported by contract research and internal funding.
* Provide innovative input and contribute to the total ongoing R&D effort across multiple projects and application spaces.
* Identify new potential product opportunities and conduct early-stage analysis of their value proposition.
* Identify funding sources to support early-stage technical development aligned with long-term project goals of the company.
* Lead the process to construct and submit grant proposals to government institutions such as NSF, DARPA, DTRA, DOD, etc?
* Direct teams of scientists and research technicians to execute tasks and deliver products to engineering for production.
* Resolve technical problems related to the integration of diamond thin films with other materials and/or chemical/biochemical modification of diamond surfaces.
* Provide technical input as needed in marketing, sales, and business development activities related to new products.
* Contribute to the interviewing and selection of support staff.
* Assume a leadership role in the company.
Requirements:
Qualifications include:
* A Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Biology, Engineering, or related field.
* 5+ years hands-on industrial experience.
* Expert in the science and development of Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) diamond thin films for applications ? or- significant experience with a number of technologies/materials spanning the basic-applied-commercial continuum.
* Extensive experience with the identification of government funding sources and opportunities, as well as managing relationships with program managers at these agencies.
* Extensive experience with the development and submission of funding proposals to government agencies.
* Experience with wafer-scale microfabrication processes.
* Experience with common analytical techniques used for characterization of advanced materials.
* Experience with nanomaterials and structure/properties relationship in these systems.
* Direct experience in advancing a concept from early stage prototypes to production ready form. Knowledge regarding product development and the integration of market intelligence into early-stage R&D activities.
* Demonstrated project management experience
* Self-motivated and capable of carrying out independent work.
* Knowledge regarding effective time management skills and the ability to multi-task on diverse topics and get things done (GTD).
* Skilled in data interpretation and report writing.
* Demonstrated leadership skills and the management of teams working to solve problem under pressure.
* A 24/7 approach to meeting milestones, handling crisis, and getting products to market.
* Excellent interpersonal, including verbal and written, communication skills.
* Experience in interviewing/hiring and training personnel to perform tasks related to the execution of contract research.
* A positive attitude and enthusiasm.
Application Info:
ADT offers a competitive compensation package including salary, bonus potential, health care benefits, paid vacation and stock options.
How to apply: For consideration please email your resume or CV to: jobs@thindiamond.com. Please include your last name and the position title in the email subject line. No third parties or phone calls. For more company information please see: http://www.thindiamond.com. ADT is an equal opportunity employer
Posted: 2009-09-11 14:11:32
Romeoville, IL
Romeoville, Illinois
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