Senior Mechanical Engineer — Roll-to-Roll Coating

E Ink; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

E Ink Corporation, a global leader in energy-efficient digital display solutions, seeks a Mechanical and Coating Engineer to join the External Phase team in Massachusetts. You will prototype roll-to-roll coating approaches and help scale new processes, collaborating with chemical engineering, materials science, and related teams.

The role requires design and mechanical ingenuity to enable new electrophoretic display technologies, with responsibilities spanning equipment retrofit, pilot

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a similar field.
• Prototyping experience, 3D CAD, tool design and fabrication.
• Experience designing and implementing proof-of-concept and pilot equipment at different scales.
• Experience handling roll-to-roll or other continuous materials processing equipment.
• Experience in process design, hardware testing, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A track record of achieving project goals.
• A desire to solve hard problems on multi-disciplinary teams, understand stakeholder needs, and adapt to changing circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Prototype new approaches to roll-to-roll coating.
• Retrofit existing equipment to accommodate new functions including—but not limited to—coating, lamination, UV exposure, wet etch, etc.
• Assist in the acceptance and operation of new lamination equipment with current and future needs in mind.
• Interact across multiple groups to understand coating requirements for new technologies.
• Develop outside-the-box approaches to solve challenging manufacturing problems.
• Conduct pilot demonstrations of new roll-to-roll processes and provide guidance for scale-up.
• Generate technical documentation and scale up plans to take ideas from initial demonstration to roll-to-roll mass manufacturing.

Skills

Prototyping

3D CAD

Tool design

Pilot equipment

Roll-to-roll

Process design

Hardware testing

Troubleshooting

Communication

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

Machine shop tools

Job description

E Ink Corporation, a global leader in energy-efficient digital display solutions, seeks a Mechanical and Coating Engineer to join the External Phase team in Massachusetts. You will prototype roll-to-roll coating approaches and help scale new processes, collaborating with chemical engineering, materials science, and related teams.

The role requires design and mechanical ingenuity to enable new electrophoretic display technologies, with responsibilities spanning equipment retrofit, pilot