Careers
Build the material that proves what is real.
NovaVera makes and sells Intelligent Material and the readers that check it, from Princeton, New Jersey. We are a small team, close to the science and close to the customer. If you like seeing your work leave the lab and go into the world, we would like to meet you.
Open roles
Five ways to join us.
All roles are full time at our Princeton, New Jersey facility, on the former RCA Laboratories campus. Open a role to read more.
OperationsLaboratory & Production TechnicianMake the crystals, keep the lab running.Full time · Princeton, NJ
$50,000–$68,000 a year
Run nanocrystal syntheses and scale-up batches, characterize what comes out, and keep the lab, instruments and records in order. You are the person who turns a recipe into a reliable product, batch after batch.
What you'll do
- Synthesize, wash and disperse crystals following documented procedures
- Measure size, emission spectra and quality on our optical and analytical instruments
- Keep batch records and quality data clean under our quality system
- Maintain equipment, chemical inventory and safe lab practice
What we look for
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in chemistry, materials or a related field, or equivalent lab experience
- Careful, organized hands in a wet-chemistry lab
- Comfort with data entry and following written procedures
Pay
$50,000 to $68,000 a year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits
Health insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid time off and paid holidays.
EngineeringOptical EngineerBuild the readers and instruments that make the light visible.Full time · Princeton, NJ
$95,000–$135,000 a year
Design and build the optical systems around our crystals: authentication readers, imagers and inspection systems for production lines. From the first breadboard to a product that ships.
What you'll do
- Design optical paths, sources, filters and detectors for readers and imagers
- Build and align prototypes; characterize sensitivity, noise and stability
- Work with lasers and LEDs from UV to infrared
- Write the test procedures that move a prototype into production
What we look for
- Degree in optics, physics, electrical engineering or similar
- Hands-on optics: alignment, spectroscopy, lasers, detectors
- Python or MATLAB for data analysis; optical design software a plus
Pay
$95,000 to $135,000 a year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits
Health insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid time off and paid holidays.
R&DMaterials EngineerDesign the crystal itself.Full time · Princeton, NJ
$90,000–$130,000 a year
Choose the host, the ions, the size and the shell that give each application its light. Develop new compositions with the R&D team, then make them reproducible and scalable.
What you'll do
- Design and synthesize rare-earth and core–shell nanocrystals
- Tune emission color, lifetime and brightness for each application
- Develop surface chemistries for inks, polymers and coatings
- Characterize with XRD, electron microscopy and spectroscopy, and document the process
What we look for
- Degree in materials science, chemistry or chemical engineering; graduate degree a plus
- Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization experience
- Curiosity about light: luminescence, upconversion or photonics
Pay
$90,000 to $130,000 a year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits
Health insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid time off and paid holidays.
AuthenticationInk & Coatings SpecialistPut the invisible signature into real products.Full time · Princeton, NJ
$70,000–$100,000 a year
Formulate the inks, varnishes, masterbatches and coatings that carry our crystals into banknotes, packaging, labels, fibers and plastics, and make them run on customers’ printing and production lines.
What you'll do
- Formulate inkjet, flexo, gravure, screen and offset inks and varnishes with Intelligent Material
- Disperse crystals into polymers and masterbatches without losing their signal
- Run print and coating trials; test adhesion, rub, light and wash resistance
- Support customers on press and on the line
What we look for
- Experience in printing inks, coatings or polymer compounding
- Understanding of dispersion, rheology and print processes
- Security printing or brand-protection experience a strong plus
Pay
$70,000 to $100,000 a year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits
Health insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid time off and paid holidays.
BusinessMarketing Manager · AuthenticationTell the world how to make a product extremely hard to fake.Full time · Princeton, NJ
$100,000–$140,000 a year
Bring NovaVera authentication to brands, pharmaceutical companies, governments and supply chains. Turn real deployments into stories, materials and pipeline.
What you'll do
- Own messaging, case studies, website and trade-show presence for authentication
- Build campaigns for pharma, spirits, luxury goods, fibers and documents
- Work with sales on proposals, demos and partner programs
- Track the market, competitors and regulation such as track-and-trace rules
What we look for
- Experience marketing technical B2B products, ideally in security, packaging or life sciences
- Clear writer and presenter who can explain physics simply
- Comfortable working directly with scientists and customers
Pay
$100,000 to $140,000 a year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits
Health insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid time off and paid holidays.
How to apply
Send us a note and your CV.
Choose the role, attach your CV and you will get a confirmation by email. Don't see your role? Choose Open application.
Prefer email? Write to v@nova-vera.com. Pay ranges are our good-faith estimate at the time of posting; the final offer depends on experience and qualifications. NovaVera Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.