Ink Formulation Scientist for Digital Printing

HP Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Paid time off and holidays

11 paid holidays

Flexible paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP Inc. is seeking an Ink Technology Chemist to develop, optimize, and support ink, dispersion, and related chemical technologies throughout the product lifecycle.

This role blends formulation science, process development, scale-up, technical problem solving, and cross-functional leadership to meet performance, quality, manufacturability, regulatory, cost, and supply needs. Responsibilities include leading projects, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and suppliers, and mentoring fellow

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or MS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, or related field.
• Experience in formulation development, dispersion technology, pigment or dye chemistry, polymers, colloidal systems, surface chemistry.
• Strong scientific problem-solving and data analysis skills.
• Experience supporting product development, qualification, scale-up, or manufacturing operations.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize ink, dispersion, and related formulations to meet performance and manufacturability requirements.
• Lead technical projects from concept through product introduction, qualification, manufacturing implementation, and lifecycle support.
• Apply formulation science, pigment/dye chemistry, polymers, colloidal systems, and surface chemistry to solve challenges.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze data, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Support process development, manufacturing scale-up, technology transfer, and production readiness activities.
• Lead investigations and resolve formulation, process, quality, and manufacturing issues.
• Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, regulatory, and supplier partners to achieve objectives.
• Communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and management.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to project teams and fellow chemists.

Skills

Strong data analysis

Lead technical projects

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Ph.D. or M.S. in Chemistry or related field

Job description

HP Inc. is seeking an Ink Technology Chemist to develop, optimize, and support ink, dispersion, and related chemical technologies throughout the product lifecycle.

This role blends formulation science, process development, scale-up, technical problem solving, and cross-functional leadership to meet performance, quality, manufacturability, regulatory, cost, and supply needs. Responsibilities include leading projects, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and suppliers, and mentoring fellow