Lead Engineer, Perovskite Solution Coatings & Scale-Up

Blue Origin LLC

Washington

On-site

USD 145,000 - 203,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a senior materials engineer to develop and optimize solution-processed deposition for perovskite absorbers and related materials in Washington state. You will design and commission coating equipment, implement DOE campaigns, and map process-structure relationships to enable scalable lab-to-pilot production.

The role emphasizes rheology, precursors, and defects control, with heavy focus on scaling coatings and ensuring quality across stages.

Qualifications

BS or higher in a related field; PhD preferred.
8+ years in solution-processed thin-film deposition for PV/OLED/printed electronics.
Experience formulating functional precursors (perovskite, metal oxide, organic semiconductor, or nanoparticles).
Understanding of film formation: solvent evaporation, nucleation, anti-solvent crystallization.
Hands-on rheology characterization related to coating quality.
History of scaling solution-processed films lab-to-pilot/production.

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize deposition processes for perovskite absorber layers and charge transport materials.
Formulate and characterize precursors: solvent systems, additives, shelf-life.
Design and commission coating equipment for perovskite-specific needs (inert atmosphere, heating, drying).
Develop drying/annealing protocols to control nucleation and crystallography.
Map process-structure-property relationships via DOE campaigns.
Establish scalable coating processes with defined windows and inline QC.
Develop defect analysis methods for coating defects.
Define scale-up pathway from lab-scale to pilot-scale coating.