R&D professional

Are you passionate about developing high performance, sustainable waterbased inks and turning early stage ideas into future products? Join our Technology Development program and help shape the next generation of latex ink technology.

Job Description

Ink Developer - Technology Development

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will contribute to early phase ink development by focusing on sustainable latex formulations and model based R&D approaches, while directly supporting the transition toward more ecofriendly ink technologies and the digital transformation of R&D processes—helping us accelerate development cycles and enhance predictive capabilities.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Design, formulate, and test new ink formulations tailored to next-generation latex technologies, prioritizing sustainable materials and practices.
• Collaborate with chemists, materials scientists, and engineers to optimize ink properties for both performance and minimal environmental impact.
• Develop and optimize water-based/latex ink formulations (containing binders/latex dispersions, pigments, surfactants, humectants, coalescing aids, additives) from hypothesis to proof-of-feasibility.
• Design and execute experiments/DoE; analyze rheology, surface/interfacial properties, dispersion quality, and jetting behavior; link material parameters to print quality and reliable performance.
• Capture knowledge into models to enable predictive insights and accelerate development cycles.
• Define and maintain ink requirements/specifications with stakeholders; translate print targets (e.g. image quality, robustness, reliability) into measurable material/process windows for inks.
• Work on and/or define state-of-the-art test setups (e.g. for investigating jetting, coalescence/film formation, ink behavior on substrates) and keep methods and infrastructure up to date.
• Assess stability, shelf-life, and transport conditions of latex inks; propose mitigation via formulation and process changes if needed.
• Communicate clearly in reviews, share learnings, and help integrate the ink into the overall printing system.

Who You’ll Work With

You’ll collaborate within a creative multidisciplinary Technology Development environment with chemists, material scientists, process engineers and system experts.

What You Bring

• Degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field (Master’s or PhD preferred).
• Experience in ink formulation, polymer chemistry, or sustainability-driven innovation is highly advantageous.
• Creative thinker with a hands-on approach to early-stage R&D and an affinity for model-based ways of working.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to explore new directions, particularly those that advance environmental stewardship.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

About the company

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.

With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.