Top 7 Organic chemist Jobs in Los Angeles Ca

Polymer Chemist - Space Solar
Starpath Robotics —Hawthorne, CA
- $125,000 - $200,000 a year
- Full-time
- Research
- 3 years
- Master's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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R&D Chemist — Home Care
Product Society —North Hollywood, CA
- $90,000 - $95,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Computer literacy
- Bachelor of Science
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Cosmetix West —El Segundo, CA
- Up to $90,000 a year
- Full-time
- 6 years
- Bachelor of Science
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Senior Analytical Chemist
Xseer Pharmaceuticals —Los Angeles, CA
- $95,000 - $120,000 a year
- Full-time
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Puretek Corporation —Los Angeles, CA
- $30 - $35 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
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Manufacturing Chemist
Applied BioCode —Santa Fe Springs, CA
- $60,000 - $75,000 a year
- Full-time
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- Master's degree
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Polymer Chemist - Space Solar

Starpath Robotics
Hawthorne, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$125,000 - $200,000 a year

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Qualifications

Strength testing
Engineering reliability testing
ASTM standards
Doctoral degree in chemistry
Master's degree in chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Developing new product formulations
Defect analysis
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
Materials engineering experience within manufacturing
Formulation chemistry
Research
Chemical scale-up projects
Material selection and characterization
3 years
Master's degree
Laminating
Doctor of Philosophy
Technology transfer (scale-up process)
Chemistry
Collaboration with manufacturing teams
Doctoral degree in chemical engineering
Master's degree in materials science
Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
Root cause analysis
Engineering environmental testing
Master's degree in chemical engineering
Senior level
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
Chemical engineering within materials development

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Polymer Chemist – Space Solar

Position Details
Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Starlight Solar
Travel: Occasional

About Starpath
Starpath develops and manufactures the technologies that will enable humans to live on the Moon and Mars. Today, we are building robotic systems that locally produce the essential commodities a lunar civilization will require at extreme scale: water, power, and oxygen. Our ultimate goal is to build and operate a self-sustaining city on Mars.

The Role
The Starlight team is focused on dramatically improving space solar power to support Starpath's core mission and the greater space economy. Starlight manufactures the lowest cost and highest performance space solar ever, which will power the majority of new satellites built on Earth and all of Starpath's equipment on the Moon and Mars.

As a Polymer Chemist on the Starlight team, you will own the polymer materials, encapsulation systems, and barrier chemistries that protect our perovskite solar cells from the space environment. You'll drive the formulation, qualification, and integration decisions that determine how well our arrays survive moisture, oxygen, thermal cycling, UV, and radiation across years on orbit — while staying compatible with the underlying perovskite chemistry.

Responsibilities

Develop, formulate, and qualify polymer encapsulants, edge seals, barrier films, and adhesives for perovskite solar hardware
Engineer moisture and oxygen barrier systems with ultra-low water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) and oxygen transmission rate (OTR) to protect perovskite cells
Develop low-temperature curing and lamination processes compatible with perovskite-cell processing constraints
Drive root-cause investigations on bonding, outgassing, delamination, and ingress-driven degradation across manufacturing and qualification testing
Characterize polymer materials and bonded joints using techniques such as FTIR, DSC, TGA, WVTR/OTR, and lap shear/peel testing
Evaluate polymer and encapsulation performance under space environments — vacuum outgassing (ASTM E595), thermal cycling, UV, atomic oxygen, and ionizing radiation
Translate bench chemistry into stable, high-yield production processes in partnership with cell, panel, and manufacturing engineering
Push back on unnecessary complexity — simplify chemistries, reduce cure times, and cut overhead wherever it doesn't add value

Required Qualifications

Master's or PhD in polymer chemistry, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline
3+ years of hands-on experience with polymer encapsulants, adhesives, or barrier films for sensitive optoelectronic or electronic devices (graduate research applicable)
Demonstrated ability to connect polymer chemistry and processing to device-level reliability outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in a relevant discipline with a focus on encapsulation, barrier materials, or polymer chemistry for optoelectronic devices
Direct experience formulating or qualifying encapsulation systems for moisture- and oxygen-sensitive devices (perovskite PV, OLED, OPV, or flexible electronics)
Hands-on experience with ultra-low WVTR/OTR barrier materials, including multilayer and inorganic-organic hybrid barrier stacks
Familiarity with low-temperature cure systems — UV, moisture cure, low-temperature thermal — compatible with perovskite processing constraints
Experience with surface preparation, adhesion science, and bond strength testing
Knowledge of space-grade material requirements — low outgassing (ASTM E595), UV stability, atomic oxygen resistance, and radiation tolerance
Experience scaling polymer processes from bench to high-rate production
Exposure to aerospace, space, or other high-reliability hardware environments

Compensation & Benefits

Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA
Competitive salary plus equity package; compensation scales with candidate experience
PTO & health/dental/vision coverage included

EAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity
Starpath is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Compensation Range: $125K - $200K

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