Breakthrough Innovation Scientist

Overview

Breakthrough Innovation Scientist at Greene Tweed. Greene Tweed is a global company with cutting-edge technology and polymer expertise, offering opportunities for advancement in a diverse, impact-driven environment.

If you enjoy continuous learning and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene Tweed.

Performs technical, scientific, or research assignments. Develops theories for understanding, characterizing and organizing information on advanced materials (eg elastomers, thermoplastics, composites, coatings) into a systematic pattern for research into potential new material products. Plans project approaches and routinely formulates work plans, design of experiments (DOE). Responsible for setting and defining technical objectives and assessing results. Plans and executes laboratory research as part of Technology and New Product Development roadmap.

May participate in development of patent applications. May provide guidance in setting up and executing experiments, testing for technicians.

• Conduct research into the structures and properties of materials to obtain information used to develop new products or enhance existing ones.
• Identify product performance requirements or critical-to-quality attributes and connect those characteristics to chemistry and materials variables that can be modified to meet targets.
• Design and conduct testing methods to evaluate effects of various conditions on materials. Plan and execute laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques for materials with special characteristics. May provide instruction and guidance in executing experiments and gathering data to lab technicians.
• Choose suitable materials and testing methodologies for characteristics in new products, such as resistance to vibration, corrosion, pressure, temperature or impact as dictated by the development project. Design, research and develop novel materials or processes for specific purposes.
• Compile and analyze materials test results; prepare reports and technical presentations for scientists, research engineers, and technicians. Maintain effective interactions with scientists in other units to leverage innovation achievements.
• Document lab scale/demonstrator formulation and fabrication to facilitate transfer to scale-up or commercialization. Facilitate technology knowledge transfer to other functions within the organization (manufacturing, engineering, sales, etc.).

Education/Certifications: PhD in Materials Science (eg Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemistry), Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field required. Six Sigma certification desired (GB – preferred, BB – ideal).

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 3+ years related experience in materials development for polymers, plastics, elastomers, and/or coatings (academic or industrial).
• Strong knowledge of material properties, modeling product performance and dynamic materials analysis to design experiments for scientific materials programs.
• Strong computational, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience conducting experiments to calibrate and verify material models.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical and commercial research outcomes to technical and non-technical audiences, including customer meetings and technical conference presentations.
• Ability to own and manage experimental timelines and meet commitments.
• Ability to work well in a team and coordinate team efforts in support of a technical project or program.

• Knowledge of chemical structure–property relationships in elastomers, polymers, polymeric composites or coatings.
• Experience characterizing chemical, mechanical and other properties of advanced materials using specialized testing equipment.
• Ability to develop familiarity with experimental techniques, apparatus and procedures relevant to the developmental program.
• Knowledge and experience with product formulation, curing chemistry, coating technology and/or rheology.
• Experience applying for patents and/or using IP practices to protect intellectual property.