Research Technician

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what's possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What's Possible

We serve a broad range of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food, providing essential industrial gases, technologies and applications expertise that enhance our customers' sustainability and improve their operations. And as the leading global supplier of hydrogen, we are accelerating the energy transition through clean hydrogen megaprojects to decarbonize the hardest-to-abate industrial and heavy-duty transportation sectors.

The Air Separation Technology (AST) team has an opening for a Research Technician. In this role, you will primarily support adsorption-based processes, cryogenic distillation, and heat transfer development efforts to advance our competitiveness. Your responsibilities will also extend to support other technology teams, including Green Hydrogen Technology (GHT), in operating and maintaining pilot scale reactors.

You will work closely with the scientists, engineers, and other research technicians for testing, data workup and analysis, troubleshooting, design, and fabrication of bench-scale to pilot-scale test equipment to improve Technology's capabilities.

This is an on-site role (5-days per week) with working location at our corporate headquarter's campus in Allentown, PA.

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

(benefits should be modified for Union positions)

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare) and Health Savings Accounts
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

• Maintain safe lab operations, while working with large scale equipment, chemicals, catalysts, cryogenic liquids, specialty equipment, and high-pressure gases.
• 100% participation in safety activities such as leading and participating in design hazard reviews and investigating process and equipment failures.

• Associate's degree or higher in a technical field such as engineering technology, physics, chemistry, or a similar discipline required.
• 3-5 years experience working in a laboratory environment with experience handling chemicals and toxics preferred.
• Mechanical competence and hands on experience in design and construction of test equipment preferred.
• Experience with analytical techniques a plus.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Perform routine experiments. Some examples include breakthrough testing, isotherm measurements, distillation testing, heat transfer, thermogravimetric analysis, catalyst evaluation, X-ray diffraction or PXRD, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and others.
• Data collection, workup, and analysis in close collaboration with supporting scientists and engineers in multidisciplinary teams.
• Design, modification, operation, and troubleshooting of test equipment.
• Handle and change-out gas and chemical containers.
• Manage team's gas and chemical inventory.

Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans bring to the table. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.

We are the world's largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visitAbout Air Products.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you'll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.