Senior Research Scientist — Resin Chemistry - #1175397

We are an early-stage, venture-backed Singapore deep-tech company building manufacturing technology for photonic interconnects in AI computing. We are assembling a small, senior team to turn a proven laboratory process into a qualified, manufacturable product, working in lab and cleanroom facilities in Singapore.

The role

You will lead the design of new photocurable polymer and elastomer materials for high-resolution 3D micro-fabrication, from first formulation to a frozen material specification in production use. This is a founding materials role: you set the chemistry direction from day one.

What you will do

• Design and synthesise photocurable formulations: monomers, oligomers, crosslinkers and photo initiator systems, including dual-cure chemistries.

• Tune mechanical and surface properties through chemistry and cure conditions.

• Characterise materials: contact angle, nanoindentation, adhesion and tear testing, rheology, thermal analysis and spectroscopy.

• Work with the fabrication engineer to make new materials printable by two-photon lithography, resolving shrinkage, resolution and ageing issues.

• Take lead candidates to a frozen specification with batch records, reproducibility and shelf-life data.

• Qualify precursor suppliers, including second sources, and keep formulation records to strict confidentiality standards.

• Lead invention disclosures on new materials.

What you will bring

• PhD in chemistry, polymer science or materials science, with polymer synthesis experience.

• Experience formulating photocurable resins, silicones or elastomers.

• Strong materials characterisation skills and rigorous lab records.

Nice to have

• Two-photon polymerisation or other photolithographic materials.

• Adhesion science or soft-matter mechanics.

• Industrial formulation, scale-up, quality control or supplier qualification.

What success looks like

By 6 months, a first family of printable candidates inside the target property window; by 12 months, a frozen material specification with reproducible batches; by 24 months, materials in production use with supply assurance in place.