Essential Duties Responsibilities:
Formulate and improve TPE formulas that meet customer requirements for performance,
processing, regulatory standards, and cost.
Evaluate and select current raw materials, such as base polymers, additives, and fillers, to improve
product quality or reduce costs.
Use test data (thermal, mechanical, rheological) and feedback from customer trials to guide
formulation work and solve problems.
Lead root cause analysis to quickly fix any product quality issues or manufacturing defects.
Coordinate with ADTS, Marketing and Sales teams on customer projects, provide formulation
expertise, and support new application development based on customer requirements and
feedback they share.
Work closely with the manufacturing and quality teams to support scale-up activities and help set up
the right extrusion machine settings for new formulas.
Write technical reports, keep accurate formulation records, document all development work, and
support any IP efforts involved.
Create and maintain SAP material masters, formulations, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and related
product documentation to support product development, commercialization, and change
management activities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience
Bachelors or Masters Degree in Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science,
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
7 to 8 years of industry experience in material characterization and polymer formulation,
specifically with SEBS, SBS, TPV, TPO, TPU, TPE-E, and TPE-A.
Mandatory hands-on experience in TPE formulation, compound development, troubleshooting,
and customer-driven product design.
Knowledge of elastomer chemistry, additives, fillers, modifiers, and how a materials structure
affects its properties.
Exposure to various polymer processing and compounding equipment.
Good understanding of analytical and material testing tools like DSC, TGA, FTIR, rheology,
mechanical testing, UV, and flammability testing.
Exposure to polym
📌 Advanced R&D Engineer (Mumbai)
🏢 PERSOL
📍 Mumbai