Senior Product Development Chemist - Rubber Chemical Dispersions
MW Talent · Cleveland, OH · 1 wk ago
On-siteOTHRFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, execution, and analysis of product development initiatives
- Develop and optimize rubber chemical dispersion formulations to improve product performance, quality, and cost efficiency
- Support the development and execution of technology strategies across market segments
- Conduct rubber compounding, formulation work, testing, and material characterization
- Collaborate with internal teams and customers to solve technical and process challenges
- Provide technical leadership across laboratory and application resources
- Support scale up and process development for new product commercialization
- Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards
- Deliver projects on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, or related field
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience required, 10+ years preferred
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams and locations
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and formulation development abilities
- Experience supporting product development from laboratory through production scale up
Critical Technical Experience Required
- Direct experience with rubber chemical dispersion formulation and development required
- Hands on experience with rubber compounding, formulation, and laboratory testing environments required
- Experience developing or supporting non-tire rubber applications strongly preferred, including:
- Automotive seals
- Hoses
- Belts
- Wires and cables
- Other industrial rubber products
- Candidates without direct dispersion formulation experience are unlikely to be a fit
- Experience scaling formulations from laboratory development to manufacturing production strongly preferred
Laboratory and Equipment Experience
- Hands-on experience with rubber laboratory testing and processing equipment, including:
- Moving Die Rheometer (MDR)
- Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA)
- Mooney Viscometer
- Universal Testing Machine (Tensile Tester)
- Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)
- Rubber mixers, including Banbury and Brabender systems
- Two Roll Mill