Job Type: Paid Internship / Co-op

Starting Date: Summer, Fall, or Spring Semester

Internships may be extended, hours are flexible

Job Description: Electroninks, Inc. has several openings for Engineering Internships. Interns will support our scientific team by preparing conductive ink samples; preparing film samples through various coating techniques; characterizing materials; and maintaining laboratory equipment, organization, and inventory.

Primary Functions and Responsibilities:

• Handling of ink chemistry and samples including preparation and quality control
• Characterization of materials stability (including temperature, humidity, chemical, and adhesion properties)
• Work with materials team on conductive inks formulations, and related synthesis of individual components as well as high viscosity printing methods
• Assist Process Engineer(s) with designs, support, research and hands-on applications
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance, environmental, and quality
• Handling of nanomaterials including silver, copper, and other metallic nanoparticle samples
• Safe chemical handling, lab up-keep, house-keeping, and general applications laboratory practices

Essential Requirements:

• Pursuing degree in related field
• Experience with wet-chemistry methods and practice, wet-bench, solvents, chemical reactions, surface chemistry, and materials processing
• Ability to work with chemicals in a safe, organized, and neat manner, with attention for details
• Ability to work in a highly motivated, fast-paced team to develop a range of synthesis, characterization, and processing methods
• Ability to prepare documents, presentations, write standard operating procedures (SOPs), and produce technical reports
• Ability to work with teams; excellent written and verbal communication skills is critical

In general, we are looking for candidates who want to join a dynamic team developing materials for a wide range of electronic device, biomedical device, wearable, and display applications that will make an impact on how we live. This is an exciting and dynamic sector with partners and customers world-wide. In addition to being efficient and capable in the lab, successful candidates will have a strong work ethic, exhibit flexible work hours with a results-oriented timeline, and demonstrate the right chemistry and persona to fit into the Electroninks Team.

Starting Date: Review will begin promptly, for position to be filled immediately.

Position Description: Electroninks Inc. is looking to hire a Digital Printing Specialist for its rapidly expanding business. The Digital Printing Specialist will focus on achieving customer milestones for applications of our conductive inks. Applicant methods include but are not limited to inkjet printing, aerosol jet printing, and EHD printing.

Primary Functions and Responsibilities:

• This position will work closely with Jetting team on various R&D projects
• Chemistry and materials knowledge of conductive inks and/or metal complex inks, especially as it relates to formulations for digital printing.
• You will work with the ink formulation team to suggest modifications on existing ink formulations
• You will provide support to customers by designing, fabricating and characterizing inkjet printed samples
• You will assist in customer consultations and building/maintaining strong customer relationships
• You must be able to maintain a high level of lab hygiene in work areas
• Follow all laboratory safety protocols and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Essential Qualifications:

Candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant work experience. Experience with conductive inks, is a huge plus.

• Ability to problem solve and work with minimal supervision toward a stated goal
• Focused on continuous improvement in a fast-paced work environment
• High level of initiative and desire to learn
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Experience following SOP’s
• Ability to work well with a small and diverse team
• Experience with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Additional Desired Experience and Skills:

Top candidates will have experience with the following specific tools: Industrial Inkjet heads including Fujifilm Dimatix, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Epson, and more. Including aerosol jet tools including IDS, Optomec, and related tools. Other digital printing and processing techniques including EHD, plasma printing, laser printing and processes. We are looking to hire at multiple levels including scientists, engineer, technicians, so all roles are encouraged to apply.

Starting Date: Review will begin promptly, for position to be filled immediately.

Role Description: Electroninks Inc. is seeking an Operations Technician to join our manufacturing team. Top candidates will have hands-on experience in a wet chemistry laboratory or chemical manufacturing environment, strong communication skills, and a desire to learn.

What Your Role will be:

• Manufacture batches of conductive inks by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to safely operate reactors, pumps, and vacuums
• Characterize inks by following SOPs to measure ink properties such as viscosity, solid content, and conductivity
• Record manufacturing data in the proper locations
• Assist in data analysis to maintain process quality
• Clean and maintain work areas in the lab
• Maintain inventory tracking of finished inks and manufacturing raw materials
• Follow all laboratory safety protocols and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where necessary
• Participate in weekly team meetings

Primary Functions and Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s or 2-year degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in wet chemical laboratory or chemical manufacturing environment
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Self-motivation and a desire to learn new things
• Ability to work well with a small and diverse team
• Experience with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Starting Date: Review will begin promptly, for position to be filled immediately.

Role Description: Our team is quickly expanding, and we are seeking a Mechanical/Equipment Technician to join our Facilities and Lab Team. Top candidates will have hands-on experience in a laboratory or chemical manufacturing environment, with strong attention to detail and communication skills.  The mechanical technician will be an integral part of facilities, production, and product development teams to create and maintain optimized and individual solutions, creating mechanical and electronic setups, including layout and mechanical engineering and bringing them into a functional state.

What Your Role will be:

Perform routine to moderately complex technical functions and activities such as maintenance, troubleshooting, assembly, and installation of lab equipment.

Creating SOPs of written and verbal descriptions, layouts or plans to perform routine testing and troubleshooting.

Documenting work requests and maintenance completed in a CMMS system.

As a part of the facility and lab management team work to keep equipment and analytical tools running, and in spec. 

Consult with equipment vendors and equipment manuals for best practice on equipment usage and suitability during the procurement stage of acquiring new equipment.

Design new lab equipment, fixtures, and general hardware according to specifications produced by engineers. 

The laboratory technician furthermore organizes logistics, ordering components, equipment, and maintaining stock.

Participate in weekly staff meetings, team meetings, and various other meetings.

Starting Date: Review will begin promptly, for position to be filled immediately.

Job Description: Electroninks Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technician to join our team. Top candidates will have hands-on experience in a wet chemistry laboratory or chemical manufacturing environment, strong communication skills, and a desire to learn. This role requires you to function as support to the engineering team. Duties will include managing documentation, updating reports, and assisting the processes related to our conductive ink formulations and processes.

Primary Responsibilities:

Supporting and helping the engineering team with various printing techniques for thin film formation

Conductive film characterization (thickness and resistance measurement, microscopy, etc.)

Collecting, documenting, and organizing the data and turning them in to a report

Sample labeling and organization

Safe chemical handling, lab up-keep, house-keeping, and general applications laboratory practices

Participate in weekly team meetings

Essential requirements:

Bachelor’s or 2-year degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field

Experience with wet-chemistry methods and practice, wet-bench, solvents, chemical reactions, surface chemistry, and materials processing 

Ability to work with chemicals in a safe, organized, and neat manner, with attention for details

Capability to prioritize and multitask efficiently 

Must maintain appropriate timelines 

Excellent problem-solving skills

Strong organizational and planning skills

Self-motivation and a desire to learn new things 

Ability to work well with a small and diverse team

Experience with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Starting Date: Review will begin promptly, for position to be filled immediately.

Job Description: Electroninks Inc. is seeking an Operations Technician to join our EMI Shielding team. Top candidates will have hands-on experience in a wet chemistry laboratory or chemical manufacturing environment, strong communication skills, and a desire to learn. Electroninks, Inc. is currently looking for an Operations Tech that would be working with the EMI Shielding Team. This role requires you to function as support to the EMI team. Duties will included managing documentation, updating reports, and assisting the processes related to our conductive ink formulations and processes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supporting and helping the engineering team with various printing techniques for thin film formation
• Conductive film characterization (thickness and resistance measurement, microscopy, etc.)
• Collecting, documenting, and organizing the data and turning them in to a report
• Sample labeling and organization
• Safe chemical handling, lab up-keep, house-keeping, and general applications laboratory practices
• Documenting Test 
• Assist with samples management, this includes receiving and shipping outbound
• Participate in weekly team meetings

Essential requirements:

• Bachelor’s or 2-year degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with wet-chemistry methods and practice, wet-bench, solvents, chemical reactions, surface chemistry, and materials processing 
• Ability to work with chemicals in a safe, organized, and neat manner, with attention for details
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Self-motivation and a desire to learn new things 
• Ability to work well with a small and diverse team
• Experience with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel and PowerPoint