About the role

We are developing an encapsulation system that lets electronics survive repeated machine washing — polymer coatings plus thermoplastic film lamination, applied over populated circuit boards and bonded into garments.

We are building it as a product line: the chemistry, the machines that apply it, and the qualification data that proves it. The process is not speculative. Our founding version was a programmable LED t-shirt built in 2011 that survived years of domestic machine washing.

We are now turning that into a controlled, repeatable, sellable process. You would be the first chemistry person in a team of mechanical and embedded engineers. You will not be fetching things. You will be mixing, curing, laminating.

What you will do

Formulate and screen epoxy, polyurethane and thixotropic dam materials — weighing, mixing, degassing, cure scheduling

Prepare test coupons and run adhesion testing (T-peel per ASTM D1876, cross-hatch per ASTM D3359)

Run wash-durability, humidity and insulation-resistance trials, and record them properly

Surface preparation and surface energy verification (dyne inks, contact angle)

Help design and execute DOEs,



and keep lab records that will still stand up as customer evidence two years from now What we are looking for

B.Tech / M.Sc / M.Tech in Polymer Science, Paint & Coatings Technology, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry with an organic or polymer emphasis. Candidates from CIPET, ICT and university polymer/coatings departments are especially welcome.

Real wet-lab hands: you have personally mixed and cured a thermoset, not only read about one

Working grasp of stoichiometry, cure kinetics, Tg, and filler loading effects

Able to handle isocyanates, amine hardeners and solvents safely, and to follow PPE discipline without being reminded

Meticulous record keeping. In this work an unrecorded parameter is a lost experiment.

Practical but not required: PCB or electronics assembly exposure, conformal coating or potting experience, hands-on FTIR / DSC / rheometer / tensile tester, DOE or statistics coursework. Details

On-site at our Hyderabad office. This role is not remote or hybrid.

Stipend: ₹12,000 per month

Start: within one week of offer

Duration: [3 months], with a full-time offer for the right person A signed NDA and IP assignment is required before lab access. Our formulations are protected as trade secrets.

📌 Materials Science / Polymer Chemistry Intern — Electronics Encapsulation R&D (Hyderabad)
🏢 Neonflake
📍 Hyderabad