About this role
This is a range 6 position and will close 10/13/2026
US Synthetic has an immediate need for a Research Engineer or Scientist located in Orem, UT . The Engineer or Scientist will work closely with customers, peers, process engineers, and production personnel to improve existing products and develop novel super-hard materials.
What’s in it For You:
- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
- The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
- Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture, and empowers its employees through continuous improvement
- Comprehensive benefits package starting at day 1 of employment – medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, and more!
What You Will Do:
- Work in team-based environment to develop and execute experiments.
- Generate new ideas and concepts aligned to meet customer needs.
- Conduct novel research associated with high temperature/high-pressure (HTHP) sintering of diamond and related materials.
- Use statistical methods to design experiments and analyze results.
- Develop theories for understanding, characterizing, and organizing experimental results into systematic and meaningful patterns.
- Evaluate material performance with laboratory testing (abrasion, impact, thermal stability, etc.), microstructural characterization (SEM, EDS, XRD, ICP, etc.), and non-destructive methods.
- Document experimental methods and results
- Capture and share useable knowledge in trade-off curves.
- Present new learning to R&D group and customers
- Work with cross functional teams to transfer concepts to a production environment.
- Engage in continuous improvement of research and development systems.
- Attend conferences and visit customers to problem-solve shoulder to shoulder.
- Failure and root cause analysis of existing products.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Immigration sponsorship not available for this role
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field from an accredited institution
Physical Demands:
- Sit for at least eight hours.
- Some standing and walking and reaching
- Reaching
- Full range of motion with hands and fingers necessary
- Use of Safety Equipment (safety glasses, steel toed shoes, latex/nitrile gloves and respirator)
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years experience since obtaining undergraduate degree
- An advanced degree (MS, PhD)
- Ability to work with others in a cross functional team.
- Knowledge of problem-solving methodologies (scientific method, PDCA)
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles
- Knowledge of statistical methods
- Experience with DOE (Design of Experiments)
- Proficient with statistical software (JMP)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
- Knowledge of hard materials (diamond, WC-Co, ceramics, etc)
- Knowledge of high-pressure experimental methods
- Knowledge of high-pressure diamond synthesis and/or sintering
- Knowledge of cemented tungsten carbide applications in HTHP tooling and polycrystalline diamond products
- Knowledge of powder metallurgy processes
- Experience testing and evaluating material properties and microstructure (SEM, EDS, XRD, ICP, etc.)
- Ability to create and give effective presentations to both small and large groups of people
- Experience with numerical methods (FEA, PFC)
- Creative
- Innovative
- Self-motivated
- All employees will support the organization’s mission and vision by exhibiting the following behaviors:
- Trust: Demonstrate belief in others
- Fun: Enjoy life
- Respect: Genuinely value everyone
- Openness: Provide access to people and information
- Growth: Improve continuously
- Service: Give of yourself
- Follow all company policies (Attendance, No Tobacco Products on Campus,
- Illegal Drug & Alcohol, Family Medical Leave Act, Personal Appearance,
- Personal Electronic Devices, Vacation & Personal Time, etc.)