Product Development Chemist, Entry (Undergraduate) at PPG INDUSTRIES INC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

As a Product Development Chemist, you will support the development of new global product platforms for the electrocoat and pretreatment markets through hands-on laboratory testing. This role will focus on formulation design and development, coating preparation and application, and applied coating performance testing against a wide range of both regional and customer specifications.
Key Responsibilities

• Apply fundamental chemistry knowledge to plan and conduct experimental work, including the formulation, preparation, application, and testing of coatings.
• Generate, analyze, and interpret experimental data to contribute new knowledge and guide new product platform development.
• Solve technical problems through the application of appropriate scientific, experimental, and statistical methods.
• Work toward technical landmarks and deliver results against bold timelines.
• Collaborate with a variety of internal teams including synthesis, R&D, regional product development, and customer development laboratories to understand and incorporate these needs into new product platforms.
• Document and communicate technical conclusions through written and verbal summaries, reports, presentations, and updates.
• Clearly and thoroughly detail findings, observations, measurements, data, and test results for communication to team members and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or a relevant technical field, such as Materials Science, Polymer Science, or an Engineering subject area with a strong background in chemistry.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-functional team in a complex, agile, and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to detail and communicate research findings and/or performance testing results via detailed technical reports and presentations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with a particular emphasis on cross-cultural communication.
• Experience practicing planned experimentation skills (experimental design or DOE principles) to rapidly solve complex problems and optimize systems based on desired performance properties. (Preferred, but not required.)
• PPG provides opportunities where will you be empowered to do your best work with many opportunities to grow!

About us:
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