Kelly Science has immediate needs for a TPO (Thermoplastic Polyolefin) Polymers Scientist position for one of our premier construction products manufacturing organization in Carlisle PA. This is a direct hire opportunity with full relocation package, yearly bonus (10-15%) and matching 401K.Shift: Monday-Friday 8am-5pmLocation: Fully onsite Carlisle PASalary: $120,000-$150,000/yearPrimary Responsibilities:
- Leading research activities on new and existing products as well as identifying and implementing new technologies within the TPO business group.
- Leading multiple Innovation and New Product Development projects critical to grow the TPO roofing business.
- Fully develop and manage the technical schedule for projects from ideation through scale up to lunch, including key tactical items for other functional areas
- Utilizing advance material characterization techniques to establish structure property relationships of polymer materials.
- Advance single ply TPO technologies to develop new products, reduce total system costs, improve performance, and establish sustained competitive advantages.
- Collaborating with sales, marketing, manufacturing, purchasing, warranty departments and staff on defined project priorities, project scope and future development directions.
- Publish technical reports and conduct technical presentations.
- Champion safe work practices and positively contribute to companys safety culture.
Requirements
- A PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering, Chemistry, or Material Science and Engineering, preferred, BS or MS with additional industry experience
- 5+ years of experience in the development of TPO or Polyolefin products and their associated processing technologies such as mixing, extrusion and calendaring
- Leverage a combination of external literature, internal technical know-how, and laboratory experimentation to identify viable technologies for next generation of TPO single ply membrane.
- Drive innovation identify and employ the latest techniques to achieve project goals (analytical and screening techniques, DOE, etc.)
- Experience in the development of plastic products and their associated processing technologies such as extrusion and calendaring are a plus.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of the physical, chemical, and mechanical behavior of the thermoplastic polymers
- Knowledge to analyze data, understand structure property relationships of polymers and conduct relative testing and evaluations.
- Must have 3+ years of experiences in material analysis of polymeric materials with DSC, TGA, DMA, and TMA
- Experiences in chemical analysis with HPLC, GPC, GC-MS, FTIR, and NMR will be preferred.
- Training or experience on the design of experiments, especially as applied to development of chemical formulations.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as mentoring a small team of engineers/scientists.
- Project management skills in a cross functional environment
- Strong desire to learn and courage to push the boundaries of what is possible.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
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