Lead Solution-Processed Coatings Engineer (Perovskite)

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin’s Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) function leads the development of scalable, deposition-based manufacturing for next‑gen space solutions. The role focuses on solution-processed perovskite layers and related materials, driving formulation, coating, drying, and annealing science while building robust process-structure-property relationships for leading-edge performance.

You will own DOE-driven campaigns to map coating parameters to film morphology and device

Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in solution-processed thin-film deposition for photovoltaic, OLED, or printed electronics applications.
• Demonstrated experience formulating functional precursors (perovskite, metal oxide, organic semiconductor, or nanoparticle).
• Strong understanding of film formation mechanisms from solution: solvent evaporation, nucleation and growth, anti-solvent crystallization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize solution-based deposition processes for perovskite absorber layers and charge transport materials.
• Formulate and characterize precursors: solvent systems, additive engineering, shelf-life stability.
• Design and commission coating equipment for perovskite-specific requirements (inert atmosphere, substrate heating, meniscus control, drying zones).
• Develop drying and annealing protocols that control nucleation, grain growth, and crystallographic orientation.
• Map process-structure-property relationships through systematic DOE campaigns correlating coating parameters with film morphology and device performance.
• Establish scalable coating processes with defined process windows, uniformity specifications, and in-line quality metrics.

Skills

Film deposition expertise

Rheology characterization

DOE campaigns

Mentoring 3+ researchers

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related field

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related field

Tools

Roll-to-roll coating

Sheet-to-sheet coating

In-line metrology (optical, thermal imaging, spectroscopic)

Job description

Blue Origin’s Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) function leads the development of scalable, deposition-based manufacturing for next‑gen space solutions. The role focuses on solution-processed perovskite layers and related materials, driving formulation, coating, drying, and annealing science while building robust process-structure-property relationships for leading-edge performance.

You will own DOE-driven campaigns to map coating parameters to film morphology and device