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Senior Laboratory Technical Specialist (Permanent, 80%)
- 06 March 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- Prilly
Job summary
Join our Machine Readable Features lab as a Senior Laboratory Technical Specialist. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Develop and validate infrared absorber solutions for security applications.
- Integrate security pigments into various ink formulations and designs.
- Conduct experiments and draft reports for the R&D community.
Skills
- Must have a Swiss Federal Certificate in Chemical Laboratory Technology and 5 years of experience.
- Experience in ink formulation and measurement equipment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office for documentation and presentations.
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About the job
The Senior Laboratory Technical Specialist (Permanent, 80%), is a key technical contributor within the Machine Readable Features laboratory.
The role focuses on the development, characterization, validation, and support of infrared absorber solutions, including materials, inks, and measurement methods used for security and authentication applications.
The position combines hands on laboratory work, technical expertise in ink formulation, optical/IR features, and cross functional collaboration with R&D, Product Management, Detection, and Industrialization teams.
ROLE
• Join a multidisciplinary team (electronics, software, optics, chemist, scientist) in the Machine-Readable Features group.
• Support the design of new security features.
• Integration of security pigments in various inks.
• Design of experiments to test new security features
• Draft reports on tasks/projects and share results within the R&D community.
• Establishes technical documentations (in particular TDS and features documents).
• Customer support during printing.
PROFILE
• Swiss Federal Certificate (CFC/EFZ) in Chemical Laboratory Technology or equivalent with 5 years of experience.
• Experience in ink formulation.
• Experience in performing measurement with equipment and ease of use of new instruments.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools for documentation, data processing, and presentations.
• Good problem solver and innovative spirit, bringing ideas from conception to implementation in industrial environment.
• Autonomous, curious, trustworthy and result-oriented.
• Team player in a multi-cultural working environment with ability to work independently.
• Good knowledge of English and French.
JOIN US !
• Our success comes from our highly skilled and talented employees.
• Respectful entrepreneurship and long-term vision are key for success.
• Our people contribute to a more secure world.
• Diversity at all levels of an organisation is a strength.
We offer an exciting and challenging role, with great potential for personal development within a unique organization in a fascinating and fast-growing industry. Your file will be handled with upmost confidentiality and discretion.
