Sr. Scientist, Adhesives

Lyten is leading an industrial revolution through Lyten 3D Graphene™, a breakthrough supermaterial unlocking a new generation of products — from lithium–sulfur batteries and energy storage systems to concrete admixtures, lightweight composites, and next-generation sensors that are revolutionizing industries. Together, these innovations are making a massive global improvement and driving real-world impact across energy, mobility, construction, and defense.

At Lyten, we believe the most meaningful careers begin with purpose — and with people who want to make a difference. We’re not just developing advanced supermaterials — we’re about to change the world as we know it, reshaping how energy is stored, how products are built, and how progress is made.

We’re entering an exciting growth phase, scaling production across the U.S. and Europe and expanding our team of engineers, scientists, and innovators.

Lyten is seeking a Senior Scientist, Adhesives to lead the development of next‑generation adhesives and thermal material formulations for high‑performance industrial applications, building new formulations from raw materials rather than adapting existing ones. This role is at the center of a growing materials portfolio, directly shaping products that address some of the most demanding thermal management challenges in the industry.

This is an applied, commercial product development role spanning the full formulation lifecycle: screening and characterizing raw materials and fillers, qualifying suppliers, building formulations from first principles, and validating them through stability, mechanical, and performance testing, while working with product management to align formulation direction with customer and market requirements. We’re seeking candidates with a proven track record of bringing materials from the lab into scaled manufacturing, rather than purely academic or fundamental research experience, and whose background is built on working with raw materials rather than finished adhesive products.

• Formulate and optimize adhesives and thermal solutions chemistries, tuning filler loading, dispersion, cure chemistry, and rheology modifiers to hit target thermal conductivity, mechanical compliance, and cure profile specs.

• Characterize formulations using rheometry, DSC/TGA, thermal conductivity analysis, and mechanical testing (compression set, hardness) to validate performance against spec.

• Design and run reliability test protocols (thermal cycling, high-temp/high-humidity aging, pump-out resistance, reflow exposure) and interpret failure modes against end‑use requirements.

• Lead root‑cause troubleshooting on formulation issues surfaced by customers, QA, or manufacturing, from hypothesis through corrective formulation change.

• Develop new TIM formulations and chemistries to expand the product portfolio, from initial concept through lab‑scale proof of formulation.

• Collaborate with process engineering to scale lab formulations to pilot and production batches, adjusting formulations for mixing, dispensing, and cure equipment constraints.

• Partner with product management and customers to translate semiconductor thermal requirements (die‑level, package‑level, system‑level) into formulation specs.

• Provide feedback and specifications to the materials team, translating product goals into clear material requirements.

• Document formulations, test protocols, and results; support IP capture and patent filings.

• Provide regular technical updates to the team on formulation progress, test results, and troubleshooting outcomes.

• Stay current on TIM, adhesives, and thermal management literature and competitive landscape.

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical…