Research Engineer II (Adhesive and Glue) Full-time

Research Engineer II

The AUMOVIO-NTU Corp Lab invites applications for the position of Research Engineer II. The research engineer will be part of a team of AUMOVIO-NTU corporate lab to conduct/assist research on customized functional adhesives and glue materials for automotive display panels, coating, lamination, and testing. They will contribute to the development of new application-driven materials and production processes and testing, located mostly at Nanyang Technological University.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in research and characterization focused on chemical and material integration approach for automotive-grade adhesives and bonding materials for display panels with partnering industries.
• Material screening, selection, and synthesis of automotive-grade application-driven adhesives such as gluing, optical bonding, adhesive tapes, etc.
• Technology development from the perspective of chemical processes involved in product components manufacturing.
• Definition of appropriate material stacks, materials, and processes for products from chemical and mechanical aspects.
• Chemical characterization of materials within component specifications.
• Mechanical characteristics evaluation and optimization.
• Support mechanical and chemistry-relevant qualifications and failure analysis.
• Drive specific technologies scouting (e.g. bonding and coating materials, functional foils), roadmaps and solutions benchmarking from own expert area perspective.
• Perform market scouting for adhesive solutions, maintain the internal material database and recommend suitable solutions for the application projects.
• Co-work with partnering institutions and other departments in regard to display system materials (e.g. optical bonding, coating, shielding tapes) evaluation and release.
• Perform project documentation and technical reports.
• Manage completion of engineering tasks based on the agreed scope and timeline.

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant field with a minimum of 2 years of experience in the relevant field.
• Advanced knowledge in manufacturing, instrumentation, and mechanical characterization with a focus on display materials, plastics, and die casting.
• Advanced understanding of the applied chemical processes in display components and display products manufacturing.
• Able to build up a network and experience working in cross-functional and international teams.
• Hands-on mentality with experience with wet-bench processes and chemical handling in the lab, material properties characterization: SEM, EDS, XRD, Microscopy, Rheometer, Mechanical characterizations, DMA.
• Basic reporting, documentation, and presentation experience in Microsoft office.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU