Paint Engineer

Employment Type:
Contract

Domain:
Automotive/Manufacturing

Shift: Monday–Friday, Standard Shift

Pay rate: $54 - $64/hr. on W2

Final date to receive applications:
Last date for receipt of applications Oct 25, 2026

Note:

• Overtime:
  Up to 20 hours per week (weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods)
• Travel:
  Yes Domestic & International

Responsibilities:

• Lead new color & material introductions to all NAMCs (body & resin paint) from lab workability through online testing and production approval, including trial planning, quality evaluations, and direction setting recommendations – primary focus on paint & resin shops.
• Establish process controls and parameters (RJ) for new materials/technologies and gain one-voice among cross-functional teams
• Lead materials-related problem solving across multiple divisions; applying TBP methods to identify root-cause and countermeasures
• Support and assess CPU and Environmental impacts of new materials; quantify cost/benefit and lead decision-making with stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Proficient summarizing data and creating charts in Excel, building presentations in PowerPoint.
• Experience leading multiple projects that required coordination with people outside your immediate team (other departments, vendors or external groups).
• Experienced in analyzing data to identify the true root cause of a problem in addition to implementing countermeasures.
• Experience creating and presenting reports to multiple levels of management.
• 1+ year evaluating color and appearance of painted surfaces.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods to support projects.
• Ability to travel (up to 30%) to support NAMC competitiveness.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science, etc.
• TBP completed through panel
• Served as SME or internal auditor for North American QR/QS/QH process
• Project experience within Paint Pilot function
• 1+ years of experience in paint lab doing workability evaluations
• Basic Japanese language skills
• Basic Spanish language skills

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER:

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.