SENIOR PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST

Job description

Position Summary: This position will be responsible for new product development of materials used in the residential and commercial building industry. He/She will be responsible for competitive analysis, formulation and application improvement of new products as well as value engineering initiatives intended for existing product lines. He/she will interface closely with the Manager of R&D and direct scientists and technicians to design, formulate, and develop processes, products, systems, and applications using polymer science and composite material designs. The ability to use and understand analytical techniques such as FTIR, Chromatography, DMA, DSC and Rheometry to evaluate materials is required. Correlations between the analytical data and the performance and durability of the finished product is essential in order to establish quantitative performance benchmarks, reduce development time and assure that products or systems will meet code body and internal performance standards. Position reports directly to the Research and Development Manager and provides an interface with the New Product manager, Marketing, Production, Technical Services, Purchasing and with Quality Assurance....