Senior Polymer Scientist – Display Materials & Coatings

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

Paid time off

401(k) retirement savings plan

Bonus program

Job summary

E Ink Corporation, a global leader in electronic paper technology, is seeking a Senior Polymer/Materials Scientist to advance next-generation display materials in Billerica, MA. You will design and optimize polymer films, adhesives, and coatings for front panel laminates, translating concept to prototype and toward commercialization.

The role demands deep expertise in polymer formulation chemistry, coating science, and interfacial phenomena, with strong collaboration across R&D, product,

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Polymer Science, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field with 5+ years of industrial experience; or M.S. with significant industrial experience.
• Strong background in polymer formulation chemistry, functional coatings, adhesives, interfacial science, thin films, or multilayer material systems.
• Experience with pressure-sensitive, structural, laminating, optical, or functional adhesives.
• Knowledge and experience with acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, silicone, polyester, polyolefin, rubber, or hybrid polymer systems.
• Strong understanding of curing mechanisms, including UV/radiation curing, thermal curing, moisture curing, and chemical curing.
• Experience with analytical and characterization techniques such as rheometry, DSC, TGA, DMA, FTIR, GPC/SEC, microscopy, surface-energy measurement, tensile testing, peel testing, shear testing, and environmental aging.
• Self-directed, hands-on, and motivated personality with the ability to work in a fast-paced, highly interdisciplinary R&D environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, formulation, and optimization of polymer-based adhesives, binders, functional coatings, and external phase materials for E Ink’s FPL platforms.
• Select and evaluate polymers, resins, crosslinkers, tackifiers, solvents, reactive diluents, surfactants, dispersants, rheology modifiers, adhesion promoters, and other formulation additives.
• Develop formulations with controlled electrical, mechanical, optical, adhesion, cohesion, barrier, rheological, coating, and environmental durability properties.
• Design and execute experiments using design of experiments, statistical analysis, and data-driven approaches to improve formulation efficiency, robustness, and reliability.
• Characterize formulations and coated materials, including adhesion, cohesion, tack, peel strength, shear strength, cure behavior, viscosity, rheology, surface energy, film formation, optical properties, mechanical properties, and environmental aging behavior.
• Develop polymer formulations that meet performance, cost, manufacturability, safety, regulatory, and sustainability requirements.
• Monitor emerging technologies, competitive products, and industry trends in polymer formulations, adhesives, functional coatings, and advanced display materials.
• Document results in comprehensive technical reports and contribute to intellectual property generation through invention disclosures, patents, and trade secrets.

Skills

Polymer formulation

Coatings

Interfacial science

Thin films

Multilayer materials

Pressure-sensitive adhesives

UV curing

Data-driven analysis

Education

Ph.D. in Polymer Science or related field

M.S. in Chemistry/Materials Science or related field

Tools

Rheometry

DSC

TGA

DMA

FTIR

GPC/SEC

Microscopy

Surface energy measurement

Tensile testing

Peel testing

Job description

E Ink Corporation, a global leader in electronic paper technology, is seeking a Senior Polymer/Materials Scientist to advance next-generation display materials in Billerica, MA. You will design and optimize polymer films, adhesives, and coatings for front panel laminates, translating concept to prototype and toward commercialization.

The role demands deep expertise in polymer formulation chemistry, coating science, and interfacial phenomena, with strong collaboration across R&D, product,