Ink Chemist

Role & responsibilities :

• Product Development: Under the guidance of Manager R&D you will formulate security inks and functional coatings, for various printing methods like Gravure, Flexo etc.
• Testing & Analysis: Conduct rigorous chemical, physical, and optical testing to ensure inks meet strict durability, adhesion, lightfastness, and chemical-resistance standards.
• Scale-Up & Production: Transfer lab-scale formulations to manufacturing, troubleshooting production anomalies and optimizing processing parameters. Also, to ensure each batch of Ink is made to yield same results.
• Quality Assurance: Establish raw material specifications and quality control protocols to guarantee batch-to-batch consistency.

Preferred candidate profile

• Education: Bachelors, Master’s in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, or a closely related field.
• 5 - 7 years of hands-on experience in formulation chemistry, with at least 2 years specifically within security printing, functional coatings, or specialty ink industries.
• Deep understanding of pigments, dyes, resins, solvents, photo initiators, and taggant technologies (e.g., luminescent, magnetic)
• Proficiency with lab synthesis tools, analytical instruments (FTIR, UV-Vis, HPLC, microscopy), and printability testers (e.g., Prufbau) to ensure colour matching, waste reduction and quality controls.
• Strong knowledge of UV-curable, water-based, and solvent-based chemistry.
• Experience with intellectual property, patent landscapes, and documenting technical reports.
• Sharp analytical problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.