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About The Position

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in polymer chemistry, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with polymer encapsulants, adhesives, or barrier films for sensitive optoelectronic or electronic devices (graduate research applicable)
• Demonstrated ability to connect polymer chemistry and processing to device-level reliability outcomes

Nice To Haves

• PhD in a relevant discipline with a focus on encapsulation, barrier materials, or polymer chemistry for optoelectronic devices
• Direct experience formulating or qualifying encapsulation systems for moisture- and oxygen-sensitive devices (perovskite PV, OLED, OPV, or flexible electronics)
• Hands-on experience with ultra-low WVTR/OTR barrier materials, including multilayer and inorganic-organic hybrid barrier stacks
• Familiarity with low-temperature cure systems — UV, moisture cure, low-temperature thermal — compatible with perovskite processing constraints
• Experience with surface preparation, adhesion science, and bond strength testing
• Knowledge of space-grade material requirements — low outgassing (ASTM E595), UV stability, atomic oxygen resistance, and radiation tolerance
• Experience scaling polymer processes from bench to high-rate production
• Exposure to aerospace, space, or other high-reliability hardware environments

Responsibilities

• Develop, formulate, and qualify polymer encapsulants, edge seals, barrier films, and adhesives for perovskite solar hardware
• Engineer moisture and oxygen barrier systems with ultra-low water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) and oxygen transmission rate (OTR) to protect perovskite cells
• Develop low-temperature curing and lamination processes compatible with perovskite-cell processing constraints
• Drive root-cause investigations on bonding, outgassing, delamination, and ingress-driven degradation across manufacturing and qualification testing
• Characterize polymer materials and bonded joints using techniques such as FTIR, DSC, TGA, WVTR/OTR, and lap shear/peel testing
• Evaluate polymer and encapsulation performance under space environments — vacuum outgassing (ASTM E595), thermal cycling, UV, atomic oxygen, and ionizing radiation
• Translate bench chemistry into stable, high-yield production processes in partnership with cell, panel, and manufacturing engineering
• Push back on unnecessary complexity — simplify chemistries, reduce cure times, and cut overhead wherever it doesn't add value

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus equity package
• PTO
• health/dental/vision coverage