Responsible for driving development and evaluation new print materials curate material portfolio and make material recommendationsEstablish and develop relationships with manufacturers and printers to identify emerging technologies. Collaborate with partner industries and companies to develop and implement future strategy for environmentally-responsible material technical leadership to project teams for new print material development from concept to product launch ability to deep dive into technical issues identify technical risks and develop solutionsCollaborate with product design graphics and manufacturing functions to integrate application requirements to material and process properties. Develop new characterization methods to better predict the performance of coatings in end-use material specifications for ink/coating materials and collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing engineers to implement OQC targets. Responsibility:Knowledge of material science concepts structure-property relationships and characterization of material performance for structural and cosmetic applications in quantitative scale printing or related industry experience including water-based UV offset flexo silkscreen and inkjet technologies and in color science specifically knowledge of color specifications/matching and formulation of colorants
- Knowledge of material science concepts structure-property relationships
- BS or equivalent with in Material Science & Engineering Polymer Science Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Materials Printing Process Engineering or related fields
- 3 or more years relevant confirmed experience
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and vendors
- Statistical Analysis knowledge (e.g. Design of Experiments (DOE) Process Stability/Control/Capability) and D/PFMEA
- Proven understanding of analytical techniques (such as XRF SEM EDS FTIR TEM ICP GCMS & XPS) to characterize formulations contaminants and fix failure modes
- Experience with paper fiber or bio-based materials
- MS or PhD or equivalent experience in related fields
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