Technical Ink Manufacturing Chemist

The Technical Ink Manufacturing team at HP is seeking a chemist who would be responsible for bringing ink technologies to address performance and cost, from development phase into manufacturing and sustain the product till end-of-life.

This role combines expertise in ink formulation with responsibilities in process scale-up, product qualification, supplier collaboration, and change management. The chemist ensures inks meet requirements for performance, manufacturability, regulatory compliance, cost, and supply continuity, while driving project execution, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ink Formulation and Reformulation:
• Lead reformulation efforts in response to raw material, supplier, or regulatory changes.
• Develop and optimize formulations to meet performance, quality, manufacturability, cost, regulatory, and supply requirements.
• Apply deep understanding of material properties and interactions with manufacturing processes and equipment to ensure print performance.

• New Production Introduction and Qualification:
• Partner with research and development teams to develop and introduce new inks and raw materials.
• Support product development from laboratory scale through pilot and full manufacturing.
• Ensure readiness for production, including robustness, reproducibility, and process capability.
• Support product data management and assess supply risks during product introduction.

• Manufacturing and Scale-up:
• Support scale-up from development to high-volume manufacturing.
• Optimize formulations and processes for yield, efficiency, and consistency.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and quality issues in partnership with production teams.

• Change Management and Risk Mitigation:
• Implement product and raw material changes driven by performance, regulatory, cost, or supply considerations.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Lead technical response to supply disruptions and product quality issues.

• Supplier Engagement:
• Manage supplier technical relationships to ensure quality, consistency, and assurance of supply for inks and raw materials.
• Partner with suppliers on co-development and manufacturing readiness.
• Partner with suppliers to troubleshoot and resolve process and quality issues.
• Own technical responses to supply chain-related issues.
• Perform supplier audits.

• Compliance and Governance:
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure compliance with internal standards and external regulations.
• Support and conduct audits according to quality standards.

• Program Management and Cross-Functional Leadership:
• Collaborate with R&D and cross-functional teams to develop and launch new inks and raw materials.
• Support ink development activities from lab through pilot and manufacturing.
• Enable scale-up from development to high-volume manufacturing.
• Manage, lead, drive projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement ink and raw material changes.

• Communication and Collaboration:
• Effectively collaborate with diverse teams (technical, business, supply chain, operations).
• Good stakeholder engagement and have the ability to inform of project status, issues, and/or escalations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD or MS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in an industrial or research environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Polymer chemistry, Interfacial and surface chemistry, Organic and inorganic nanoparticle suspensions, fluid chemistry, analytical and characterization techniques, and data interpretation.
• Experience in supporting new product introductions, manufacturing, or change qualifications.
• Experience in ink manufacturing, specification, and quality management.
• Strong understanding of fundamental chemical principles and mechanisms.
• Demonstrated analytical and empirical problem-solving skills, driven by data.
• System thinking, growth mindset, good flexibility, and able to adapt to dynamic environments.
• Program management skills.
• Ability to collaborate and partner with worldwide teams across various functions.