- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- $115K–$130K per year
- 8+ years
Expert formulator to advance automotive refinish coatings technology, focusing on the development, optimization, scale-up, and launch of waterborne basecoat toners.
Compensation
The base salary range for this position is $115,000 to $130,000, with the possibility of an annual bonus up to 10% of base salary.
Responsibilities
- Own the team's most complex formulation challenges for automotive refinish basecoat formulations
- Develop formulation strategies based on mechanistic understanding of pigment dispersion, resin and additive interactions, rheology, spray application, film formation, color development, appearance, and coating performance
- Design and execute focused experimental programs, including DOE or other structured approaches, to efficiently identify critical variables, define operating windows, and select optimized formulations
- Integrate formulation performance, color position, application behavior, stability, raw-material variability, cost, robustness, and manufacturability into balanced technical recommendations
- Lead complex root-cause investigations and implement robust corrective actions for formulation, application, color, appearance, stability, or manufacturing issues
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science
- Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science
- Bachelor's degree in Coatings Science