UV Ink Chemist

Company: Amica Systems
Location: Irvine
Posted on: January 7, 2021

Job Description:

Position -UV Ink Chemist



Amica Systems is seeking an UV formulation chemist to join our R&D team for the UV inkjet printing market. The position is located in Irvine, CA at our UV R&D laboratory.Individual is to provide expertise and apply experience in formulation, application testing, scale up, and commercialization of UV curable ink-jet technologies domestically and internationally. The employee is responsible for experimental setups, data collection, result analysis, and supporting the company's strategic mission, development vision and roadmap. Responsibilities also include working in close liaison with other departments, printer engineering team, sales, and client to facilitate efficient and productive application testing and streamline the formulation process to provide fast turnaround solutions for commercialization. The employee must converse in the native languages of the country where work is conducted, as well as know customer practices (culture). The employee is going to take complete ownership of the new product and is responsible for technical support.

This role requires experience and knowledge of UV chemistry, ink formulation, testing and applications. Experience in developing ink-jet UV inks is highly desired. Strong problem-solving and professional communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical results to Supervisors is required.





Responsibilities:

Development of UV curable inks for inkjet printers on various applications.
Multitask and deliver results in a fast paced and challenging environment.
Source new chemicals and explore new technology to create new products.
Support our company culture that facilitates professionalism, growth, loyalty, dedication, achievement, satisfaction, safety, quality and teamwork.
Develop precise instructions and methods to assure reliability, consistency and compliance to safety standards.
Timely Documentation, including technical reports and database of experimental results.
Maintain complete and accurate records on intellectual properties to pursue publications, patent application or trade secrets as appropriate.
Modify and develop prototype products for printing trials and assisting with scale-up from development to production quantities in collaboration with other chemist and field engineers.





Education

BS Degree (required) or Higher in Chemistry or related science field



Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Demonstrate knowledge of chemistry, preferred organic, materials or polymers chemistry.
Minimum 2 years' experience with formulation of UV ink/ coating and adhesive products.
Familiar with methods testing performance/properties of UV ink/coating.
Knowledge of adhesion of inks/coatings on various substrates.
Experience of formulation of Inkjet fluids is an advantage.
Knowledge of pigments/colorants is an advantage.
Excellent leadership and analytical skills.
Multilingual: Preferred. English, Chinese, Japanese.

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The applicants must have legal status to work in USA.

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