We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Lamination Engineer to be responsible for assembly, interconnection, and lamination of thin-film materials in a sheet to sheet and a roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing environment.
What you'll be doing:- Develop and optimize dry and wet lamination and assembly processes
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- Operate lamination processes (hotmelt, adhesives, UV/thermal curing)
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- Develop encapsulation and coating stacks
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- Select and qualify materials for production
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- Apply and optimize protective coatings and encapsulation layers for environmental and mechanical protection.
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- Ensure electrical and mechanical robustness of the final product
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- Troubleshoot lamination and interconnection defects
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- Perform scale-up to production
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- Develop SOPs, work instructions, and process documentation for lamination and assembly operations.
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What you will bring to this role:- BS or MS in Engineering or related field
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- Minimum 5 years of experience in lamination ideally with flexible electronics manufacturing.
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- Hands-on experience with thin-film device lamination and encapsulation.
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- Experience with flexible substrates and R2R systems
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- Familiarity with lamination materials such as adhesives, barrier films, and protective coatings.
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- Ability to work closely with production, quality, and equipment teams in a manufacturing environment.
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Extra points for the following:- Experience with UV resistant encapsulation materials.
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- Background in lightweight, flexible electronics.
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- Familiarity with failure modes related to lamination, delamination, cracking, or interconnect fatigue.
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This is a full time, exempt position, based out of our Arlington, TX office.
We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used-so we're looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in-orbit activities. If that's your experience - then we'll be immediately wow-ed.
E-Space is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role.
