Senior Coating Engineer - Roll-to-Roll & Lamination

E Ink Corporation; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

E Ink Corporation in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced Coating Engineer to join its Coating and Lamination Process development team. You will plan and execute pilot and production-scale experiments to develop coating and lamination solutions for next-generation ePaper devices.

You will lead cross-functional projects, apply DOE and data-driven optimization, and mentor others while advancing scalable processes that meet performance and manufacturability goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years 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 (slot die, gravure, blade coating, or multilayer lamination).
• DOE, statistical analysis, and data-driven process optimization knowledge.
• Material and process characterization techniques familiarity (rheology, mechanical testing, film thickness).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan and execute technical projects and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in coating methods for new designs and materials.
• Define coating requirements for new materials and develop process capabilities.
• Demonstrate relationships between process variables and device performance for scale-up.
• Lead experiments on pilot-scale roll-to-roll coating equipment.
• Conduct film characterizations related to electro-optical metrics and defects.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians and provide troubleshooting reports.
• Drive documentation, best practices, and process transfer from Development to Production.

Skills

Coating processes

Roll-to-roll

DOE & data analysis

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Chemical Engineering / Materials Science / Mechanical Engineering / Polymer Science

Tools

SAP

Job description

E Ink Corporation in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced Coating Engineer to join its Coating and Lamination Process development team. You will plan and execute pilot and production-scale experiments to develop coating and lamination solutions for next-generation ePaper devices.

You will lead cross-functional projects, apply DOE and data-driven optimization, and mentor others while advancing scalable processes that meet performance and manufacturability goals.