Location:  Tarrytown, NY

Ideal Candidate:  7+ to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Doctoral
Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

Specific Responsibilities Include:

- Develop differentiated new products that meet the needs of the Protective Coatings Market,especially in the areas of metal pretreatment and corrosion protection, and which drive business growth.

- Demonstrate the benefits of new product technologies in targeted applications and develop compelling data to support product promotion in the market place

- Develop world-class evaluation and characterization capabilities in collaboration with industry and academic leaders and with global customers

- Establish formulation guidelines based on a deep knowledge of the end application and the relevant fundamental chemistry

- Provide professional customer support related to the use of new products, including travel to customer sites as needed

- Develop solid understanding of relevant patent landscape and obtain effective patent coverage for proprietary technology and processes

Required Skills Required Education and Professional Qualifications:

- PhD in Chemistry, Material Science, Polymer Science, or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent through job-related work experience and training)

- At least 5-10 years of experience in the metal protective coatings industry in a product development role; preferably with strong practical experience in the metal pretreatment

industry

- Expert applications and formulation knowledge covering a range of protective and industrial maintenance coatings

- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously and work in a global cross-functional team environment with strong customer focus

- Demonstrated track record of high academic achievement and creative independent research

- Working knowledge of standard PC applications

- Proficient in basic statistics and Design of Experiment (DOE)

- Excellent oral and written communications skills in English

Location:  NE Tennessee

Ideal Candidate

7+ to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree ChE

Description

-Lead new product development projects

-Lead process improvement teams in manufacturing

-Drive project planning and execution – coordinate activities of different organizations (marketing, technology, manufacturing, etc.)

-Develop and maintain milestone plans for projects

-Flag and help address resource concerns, timeline delays, or other critical obstacles

-Maintain project documentation, and provide project reports and updates as required by management

-Work with accountants and Finance to provide relevant financial evaluations for projects

-Monitor project expenditures

-Serve as primary contact for all project related inquiries

-Assist with technical problem solving, etc. for team activities as needed, including work on production or pilot scale

Minumum Education and Experience Required: 

-Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineer from an accredited university / college

-3 or more years of experience as a chemical engineer

Other Qualifications:

-High level of initiative – self starter

-Strong organizational skills

-Data driven in decision making – utilize statistical tools as appropriate

-Strong interpersonal skills – works well with people in different types of jobs (i.e. engineers, plant operators, maintenance, business organizations, etc.)

-Strong written and verbal communication skills