What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal R&D Engr/Scientist position at Solstice Advanced Materials?
Job Description
This position will work closely with Marketing, Sales, and Technology organizations. Driving adoption of Spectra’s ballistic materials in armor manufacturers. Hands on oversight, development, and optimization of customer facing ballistic solutions and Spectra Shield customer qualification processes.
Responsibilities
Leverage armor system design subject matter expertise to drive adoption of Spectra ballistic materials in armor manufacturers solutions.
Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.
The annual base salary range for this position is $174,600 - 217,800. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
About Us
About Solstice Advanced Materials
Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials .
This position will work closely with Marketing, Sales, and Technology organizations. Driving adoption of Spectra’s ballistic materials in armor manufacturers. Hands on oversight, development, and optimization of customer facing ballistic solutions and Spectra Shield customer qualification processes.
Responsibilities
Leverage armor system design subject matter expertise to drive adoption of Spectra ballistic materials in armor manufacturers solutions.
- Optimize composite material processing guidelines for soft and hard armor applications.
- Hands-on system design, lay-up, and equipment operation required for part fabrication.
- Coordinate prototype development which includes but is not limited to: sample and test matrix definition, work order drafting, laboratory scheduling, prioritization, execution, testing and communication of results.
- Collaborate with armor manufacturers, military R&D organizations, and Program Offices to establish comprehensive understanding of current and future body armor program specifications.
- Define the fundamental composite material property linkages to end article performance and provide the functional product attribute characterization protocols and targets necessary to achieve ballistic and non-ballistic system level requirements.
- Identify and assess emerging materials, manufacturing processes, and characterization techniques for technology roadmap considerations.
- Represent Solstice Technology organization in customer meetings, global trade shows, and technical conferences.
- Provide technical oversight and support for customer quality resolution, manufacturing initiatives, and new product development.
- Draft scientific publications, white papers, solicitation responses, invention disclosures, and intellectual property materials as needed.
Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelors of Science Technology Degree in Engineering, Polymers/Composite Materials, Materials Science or other related scientific or technical discipline.
- 10 plus years of experience with soft body armor, helmets and vehicle armor materials, processing, ballistic and non-ballistic testing.
- MS degree in Engineering
- Thorough knowledge and experience with ballistic composite materials, process manufacturing, ballistic threat standards (NIJ / Military), and testing of soft and hard armor applications.
- Experience in data management including collection, interpretation, graphical and statistical analysis to interpret experimental results and develop presentations to communicate these findings.
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
- Experience with MS Office Applications including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Minitab statistical analysis software.
- Ability to manage multiple programs of varying degrees of complexity.
- Work with minimal supervision or within a team structure depending on the responsibilities of the project.
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.
The annual base salary range for this position is $174,600 - 217,800. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
About Us
About Solstice Advanced Materials
Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials .
Salary : $174,600 - $217,800