Senior Coating Engineer — Next-Gen ePaper Scale-Up

E Ink Corporation; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Bonus program

Job summary

E Ink Corporation seeks an experienced Coating Engineer to join the Coating and Lamination Process development team in Massachusetts. You will develop innovative coating and lamination solutions for next-generation ePaper materials, planning and executing pilot- and production-scale experiments with cross-functional colleagues.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, DOE-driven optimization, and collaboration with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and external partners to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience in coating, lamination, roll-to-roll processing, thin films, web handling, converting, or related process development.
• Hands-on experience developing, optimizing, or scaling manufacturing processes.
• Experience with coating or lamination technologies such as slot die, gravure, blade coating, or multilayer lamination.
• Knowledge of DOE, statistical analysis, and data-driven process optimization.
• Familiarity with material and process characterization techniques such as rheology, mechanical testing, film thickness, or related measurements.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan and execute technical projects, set priorities, and work independently in a fast-paced development environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across R&D, engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and external partners

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction in implementing coating application methods for new design and materials into next-gen ePaper devices.
• Mentor across groups to define coating requirements of new materials and develop process capabilities.
• Demonstrate relationships between process variables and device performance for scale-up to production.
• Lead design, management, and coordination of pilot-scale roll-to-roll coating experiments.
• Conduct film characterizations to verify formulations related to electro-optical metrics and defects.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians, providing troubleshooting expertise and issue reports.
• Drive documentation, best practices, and process transfer from Development to Production for scalability.

Skills

Coating

Lamination

Roll-to-roll

DOE & statistics

Data-driven optimization

Analytical skills

Project planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Slot-die coating

Gravure coating

Blade coating

Multilayer lamination

Job description

E Ink Corporation seeks an experienced Coating Engineer to join the Coating and Lamination Process development team in Massachusetts. You will develop innovative coating and lamination solutions for next-generation ePaper materials, planning and executing pilot- and production-scale experiments with cross-functional colleagues.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, DOE-driven optimization, and collaboration with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and external partners to drive