Epoxy Coatings Application Chemist

Responsibilities

• Lead product development and technical service work for epoxy coatings applications, with a focus on epoxy curing agents and related formulation work.
• Plan and execute lab work, including formulation, application testing, data analysis, and performance evaluation.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, technical teams, and global coatings colleagues to move projects from concept through commercialization.
• Partner with customer technical teams to understand coating performance needs and solve application challenges.
• Support customer visits by providing technical data, product presentations, application guidance, and troubleshooting support.
• Support scale-up activity by working with process development, pilot plant, analytical, and other technical teams.
• Track competitor activity, market trends, and technical developments in the coatings space.
• Provide technical direction to lab technician support while promoting strong lab safety, product stewardship, and responsible product development practices.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Preferably 10 years of experience in epoxy coatings application technology, with experience in project leadership, product development, product testing, formulation support, and customer technical service.
• Hands-on experience with epoxy coatings, epoxy curing agents, epoxy hardeners, polyamides, amidoamines, or related technologies and a proven track record of championing new ideas and technologies in this space.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in heavy-duty coating applications, such as industrial protective coatings, marine coatings, transportation coatings, aerospace coatings, railcar coatings, or heavy machinery coatings.
• Experience running or interpreting coating performance testing such as adhesion, chemical resistance, corrosion resistance, salt spray, humidity, hardness, flexibility, pot life, gel time, or cure speed.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present technical data clearly to customers, internal teams, and leadership.
• Able to manage multiple technical projects while using sound technical judgment, business acumen, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with patents, trade secrets, technical publications, competitive analysis, or new product commercialization is a plus.