Chemist - Composites

Role details

A growing manufacturer is seeking a technical expert in composite formulation. If you have hands-on experience formulating composites in a manufacturing environment and are ready for the next step to develop a lab and grow a product line, this could be a great opportunity for you. This role is very hands-on and offers benefits and opportunities for growth!

Duties: • Serve as the lead technical resource for materials development, formulation, and process optimization • Establish and expand laboratory capabilities, testing methods, and technical best practices • Lead development and optimization of advanced material systems across multiple product platforms • Improve material performance through formulation enhancements and process innovation • Support scale-up activities from laboratory development through commercial manufacturing • Troubleshoot material, processing, quality, and performance-related challenges • Drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency, consistency, throughput, and cost effectiveness • Design, execute, and interpret testing programs to support product development and quality initiatives • Develop technical documentation, specifications, application guidelines, and validation reports • Serve as a key technical liaison for customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders • Collaborate with raw materials suppliers and strategic partners on product and process improvements • Support commercial teams through technical presentations, training, and customer engagement • Identify opportunities for innovation, new product development, and market expansion • Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to formulations, processes, and manufacturing operations • Address critical manufacturing and product performance challenges • Support commercialization and implementation of new formulations and technologies • Evaluate and strengthen quality systems, testing programs, and process controls • Identify opportunities to improve raw material utilization, supply reliability, and cost efficiency • Assess manufacturing processes and recommend operational improvements • Develop and execute formulation and process optimization plans • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across technical and manufacturing functions • Support growth through product enhancements, innovation, and new application development • Travel to customer and manufacturing facilities as needed

Salary

$90,000 - $140,000

Benefits M/D/V?401K

Technical Qualifications: • BS required, MS preferred • 8-10\+ years of fiberglass \=reinforced composites R&D, applications, manufacturing, or formulation experience • Deep expertise in glass fiber reinforcements, fiber sizing chemistry, coupling agents, and fiber-matrix interface science • Strong knowledge of thermoset resin systems and composite manufacturing processes • Experience scaling laboratory formulations into commercial production • Expertise troubleshooting adhesion, cure, dispersion, durability, porosity, and fiber performance issues • Mechanical, thermal, rheological, chemical, and durability testing experience • ASTM, ISO, and qualification testing experience • Experience supporting open and closed molding technologies • Strong supplier and raw material technical knowledge • Ability to build and establish laboratory capabilities from the ground up • Proven ability to translate materials science into commercially viable products

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