Senior Coating & Lamination Process Engineer

E Ink Corporation; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

Paid time off

401(k) retirement savings plan

bonus program

Job summary

E Ink Corporation located in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced Coating Engineer to join the Coating and Lamination Process development team, working on next-generation ePaper devices. The role focuses on developing coating and lamination solutions for unique materials and planning pilot and production-scale experiments.

The position requires extensive experience with roll-to-roll processes and advanced coating techniques, with collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering with 15+ years of industry experience, OR Master’s degree with 12+ years, OR PhD with 10+ years of experience in roll-to-roll processes and coating technology.
• Expertise in a wide range of coating applications such as Slot Die, Gravure, Blade, and multilayer laminating techniques.
• Knowledge of Design of Experiments and Statistical Analysis.
• Strong familiarity with rheological and mechanical measurement techniques.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, JMP or other statistical analysis tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, a strong sense of urgency and a performance metrics-driven style.
• Sound analytical skills, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to set priorities, drive complex projects with minimal oversight, and adapt to evolving business needs.
• Experience collaborating with external partners, production sites and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction in implementing a wide range of coating application methods to support new design and materials introduction into the next generation of ePaper devices
• Act as a subject-matter expert and mentor, interacting across multiple groups to define coating requirements of new materials, including fluids and coating substrate materials, and develop and demonstrate process capabilities for these requirements
• Demonstrate fundamental relationships between process variables and device performance, with the goal of using what is learned for scale-up to production scale
• Lead the design, management, and coordination of experiments on pilot-scale roll-to-roll coating equipment
• Conduct film characterizations to verify experimental formulations as they relate to electro-optical metrics and coating-related defects
• Collaborate with and guide engineers and technicians, providing high-level troubleshooting expertise and issue reports
• Drive documentation, best practices, and process transfer from Development to Production, ensuring scalability and manufacturability

Skills

Coating methods

Subject matter expert

Scale-up & pilot

Roll-to-roll

Characterization

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Materials/Mechanical Eng

Master's degree + 12+ years

PhD + 10+ years

Tools

Microsoft Office

JMP

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

E Ink Corporation located in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced Coating Engineer to join the Coating and Lamination Process development team, working on next-generation ePaper devices. The role focuses on developing coating and lamination solutions for unique materials and planning pilot and production-scale experiments.

The position requires extensive experience with roll-to-roll processes and advanced coating techniques, with collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure