About the role
About Syenta Syenta is pioneering a new era in semiconductor manufacturing with our groundbreaking Localised Electrochemical Manufacturing (LEM) technology. Our platform enables advanced packaging by combining patterning and metallisation into a single tool. We achieve high-speed, high-resolution metallisation at lower costs and energy use, while minimizing emissions and waste. Founded in Australia, we are building a world-class team of engineers and scientists tackling some of the toughest challenges in semiconductor manufacturing. Our collaborative, people-first culture empowers individuals to take ownership, innovate, and deliver breakthrough results.
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the Role We are seeking a Senior Plating Chemist to work on the development of Syenta’s core Localized Electrochemical Metallization (LEM) technology. This is a hands-on laboratory role focused on solving some of the most challenging electrochemical deposition problems in advanced manufacturing. You will be working directly on Syenta’s prototype semiconductor manufacturing hardware, developing novel electroplating chemistries and processes, and driving deep technical understanding of deposition behaviour, metal quality, and defect mechanisms. This role sits at the heart of Syenta’s technology development and has a direct impact on performance, scalability, and differentiation. In this role, you will provide senior technical input through hands-on work, supporting team members where needed and shaping electrochemistry development priorities through data-driven insight. Your experience will help identify technical risks, knowledge gaps, and opportunities for innovation within the LEM chemistry stack. About You You have strong electrodeposition experience and a deep intuition for how chemistry, hardware, and process conditions interact. You learn quickly, think across domains, and are comfortable applying fundamental electrochemistry, materials science, and process knowledge to novel systems. You are confident designing experiments, interpreting complex data, and forming clear, defensible conclusions. When results are unexpected, you are systematic in identifying root causes — whether they lie in chemistry, materials, hardware, or interfaces between them. You enjoy working hands-on in the lab and are comfortable spending most of your time running experiments, formulating electrolytes, and analysing data. You value good documentation, clear communication, and rigorous experimental practice, and you are able to explain complex technical findings clearly to a multidisciplinary audience. You are collaborative by nature, comfortable working closely with engineers, technicians, and scientists, and you enjoy mentoring others through technical challenges without needing formal management responsibility. Roles and