Your Responsibilities:
- Develop, formulate, and optimize functional inks using polymers, solvents, surfactants, plasticizers, and other additives to achieve required material properties and performance.
- Independently design and execute experiments to evaluate ink formulations, investigate ingredient interactions, and improve formulation performance.
- Apply formulated inks to substrates using appropriate coating or printing techniques, optimizing application parameters to achieve consistent and uniform coatings.
- Evaluate ink application and coating performance, including flow, leveling, adhesion, drying behaviour, and coating uniformity.
- Investigate and troubleshoot formulation and application challenges, identifying root causes and implementing improvements.
- Develop and refine coating processes, with consideration for scalability and compatibility with roll-to-roll manufacturing techniques.
- Characterize materials and analyze experimental data to guide formulation development and process optimization.
- Document experimental procedures, results, and recommendations, and prepare technical reports and supporting R&D documentation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate laboratory results into practical solutions that support the development of Ayrton Energy's technology.
Your Skills and Experience:
- Master's degree in Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, or a closely related field preferred. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline combined with substantial, directly relevant experience may also be considered.
- 5-10 years of relevant experience in ink formulation, coating formulation, polymer chemistry, or functional materials development.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience developing and optimizing ink formulations, including selecting and adjusting polymers, solvents, surfactants, and other additives.
- Practical experience applying formulated inks to substrates using coating or printing techniques, with the ability to troubleshoot application challenges and optimize coating quality.
- Strong understanding of solvent-polymer interactions, solvation, and the influence of formulation ingredients on material properties and performance.
- Experience designing experiments, interpreting results, and independently solving complex formulation and processing challenges.
- Ability to evaluate coating quality and performance and translate experimental findings into practical formulation or process improvements.
- Strong technical documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across a multidisciplinary team.
Nice to Have:
- Experience developing ionic polymer formulations or working with ion-containing polymers
- Experience with coating formulation and application, particularly using roll-to-roll compatible coating techniques
- Experience with electrode coating or other functional coating applications
- Familiarity with coating process development, material characterization, and formulation performance testing
- Experience preparing technical reports, product specifications, and supporting R&D documentation
Benefits:
- Compensation in the form of salary and equity
- Generous vacation policy
- Health and dental benefits
We're excited to find the right candidate to join our team full-time for the long term and are ready to hire as soon as we do! While we're grateful for all interest, only those most closely aligned with the role will be contacted.
