Senior Formulation Chemist

Summary

Pixelligent Technologies is a leading advanced materials manufacturer of specialty chemicals for various industries, such as display, AR/VR, and optical device and sensor applications. We are seeking a senior formulation chemist to join our team and develop innovative new products and formulations to meet the needs of our customers.

The Senior Formulations Chemist will be a member of the Applications Engineering team. This person will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and scaling up new and existing products and providing technical support to our sales and marketing teams. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to design and execute experiments, analyze data, and communicate results.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new products and formulations to meet customer requirements, utilizing knowledge of chemical structure-property relationships and formulation science principles.
• Conduct laboratory experiments, including designing and executing experiments, analyzing data, and documenting results.
• Optimize existing formulations to improve product performance, stability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and manufacturing, to provide technical support and ensure successful product development and launch.
• Conduct literature searches and stay up-to-date on industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Write technical reports, prepare presentations, and communicate results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Follow good laboratory practices, maintain accurate records, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.

• PhD or MS in Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Material Science or a related field with at least 10 years of experience in the chemical industry
• Strong background in formulation science, including knowledge of surfactants, emulsions, polymers, and coatings with experience with UV-curable polymeric materials, such as acrylics, ep, oxides, and siloxanes.
• Hands-on experience with standard polymer physical property characterization tools such as TMA, DMA, tensile testing, rheology, etc., and experience with standard chemical property analytical methods such as IR spectroscopy, UV-vis, etc.
• Additional preferred experience in optics characterization tools such as ellipsometry
• Experience with statistical analysis and design of experiments
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to work independently, and strong written and verbal communication skills