Staff MOCVD Scientist

<p><strong>Empower Your Future: </strong>At MetOx International, we’re pioneering the next era of energy security and abundance through breakthrough superconducting technology. As the Staff MOCVD Scientist, you’ll join a dynamic team committed to strengthening the world’s energy systems to make them more resilient, efficient, and reliable.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Based at our global headquarters in Houston, TX, the Staff MOCVD Scientist is a subject matter expert in thin-film deposition and reaction chemistry, responsible for advancing YBCO process development using metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). This role drives innovation in high-temperature superconducting (HTS) film growth through deep understanding of precursor chemistry, gas-phase reactions, surface kinetics, and reactor transport phenomena.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This scientist leads complex scientific investigations that advance MetOx’s MOCVD deposition capabilities, develops advanced diagnostics and modeling approaches, and applies statistical and machine learning techniques to improve film quality, throughput, and reproducibility. The Staff MOCVD Scientist partners closely with materials scientists, equipment engineers, and process teams to translate scientific insight into scalable manufacturing processes supporting HTS production platforms.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Research Execution &amp; Innovation <ul> <li>Designs and executes scientific investigations to develop and optimize MOCVD processes for YBCO thin-film deposition using high molecular weight solid precursors.</li> <li>Establishes precursor decomposition pathways and reaction mechanisms governing film growth.</li> <li>Investigates gas-phase chemistry, surface adsorption and desorption kinetics, and transport phenomena that influence deposition behavior.</li> <li>Defines and refines process windows that maximize film quality, uniformity, reproducibility, and throughput.</li> <li>Implements and interprets in-situ and ex-situ diagnostics to understand deposition chemistry and process behavior.</li> <li>Correlates diagnostic results with film growth outcomes and deposition performance.</li> <li>Applies design-of-experiments (DOE) methodologies to evaluate process parameters and drive continuous improvement.</li> <li>Develops predictive models describing deposition behavior and process sensitivity.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Strategy &amp; Planning <ul> <li>Contributes to R&amp;D roadmaps advancing HTS deposition capabilities and scaling MOCVD processes for manufacturing platforms.</li> <li>Evaluates new precursor systems, reactor configurations, and deposition approaches to improve film perform