Director of Materials and Device Applications Laboratory
Sharp Laboratories of America (SLA),
Sharp Corporation’s U.S.-based research and development organization, seeks a Director to lead its Materials and Device Applications (MADA) Laboratory. The MADA Director will drive research strategy, lead innovation, and collaborate to define high value projects. The MADA Director will report directly to the President & CEO and have responsibility for 35 technical staff. The group maintains a lab-scale semiconductor fabrication facility with a 3,000 square foot class 10-100 cleanroom, PECVD, PVD, and RIE cluster tools, lithography capability, multiple chemical synthesis and modeling systems, solution processing and printing, laser and thermal processing, and measurement and metrology capability.
SLA seeks to take MADA to a new level of innovation. The Director is expected to envision and create technology themes that both leverage and expand MADA core capabilities of display technology, electronic devices, and novel materials. Emerging areas of interest include energy generation and storage, sensing devices, optical systems, flexible electronics, and nanotechnology. The Director will lead interaction with Sharp Corporation in Japan, understand current and future business needs, and build partnerships with corporate labs and business groups in Japan. The Director will develop and execute R&D programs in cross-disciplinary fashion, bringing the capability of MADA to bear throughout SLA.
The Director will have a strong record of organizational leadership in a global R&D environment. He or she will have a proven record in materials and device R&D, preferably with deep understanding of one or more of the areas noted above. He or she will have demonstrated capability to conceive, plan, and evangelize new research based on the timely delivery of business advantage to Sharp in the U.S. and worldwide. Desirable attributes include successful experience transferring technology from research to business and managing budgets and project plans.
SLA conducts leading edge research and development in the following areas: Device & Display, Energy, Health & Environment, Video Processing & Digital Media, Mobile Communications, and Business Solutions. SLA is a highly innovative organization, ranking 3 rd in Washington state over the past five years in issued U.S. patents. SLA is distinguished for its highly educated and culturally diverse staff and prides itself on fostering an environment of openness, creativity, and collaboration. SLA has about 180 employees and is located in Camas, Washington, 10 minutes from Portland, Oregon.
Sharp Laboratories of America - 11 months ago
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