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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

2Open roles

$80–135KSalary range

3.8Roles / month

BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (2)

Application Engineer - Plastics and Packaging Wisconsin, United States· $85k – $110k
Process Engineer- Material Manufacturing- Newburyport, MA Newburyport, MA· $100k – $135k

Degree requirements

Bachelor 90%

Top material classes

Thermoplastics 93%

Composites 30%

Thermosets 13%

Coatings/films 7%

Elastomers/rubber 3%

Most-requested techniques

Six Sigma 17%

mold flow analysis 17%

process validation 13%

FEA 13%

root cause analysis 10%

statistical analysis 7%

Minitab 7%

data analysis 7%

Role mix

Process Engineering 67%

Product Development 27%

Applications Engineering 7%

Where they hire

OH 53%

NH 23%

CT 7%

IL 3%

SC 3%

Industries

General manufacturing 70%

Automotive 17%

Packaging 7%

Consumer goods 3%

Aerospace 3%

Work arrangement

100%On-site

Posting volume · last 8 months

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30 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 3.8/month.