Ideal Candidate's background:

Polymer chemistry, rubber technology, silicone/elastomer formulation, polyurethane, specialty chemicals, adhesives, sealants, coatings, molded elastomers, medical-grade polymers or related formulated-material industries.

Strong candidate from the silicone, rubber, elastomer, polyurethane, specialty chemical, adhesives/sealants or polymer-compounding industry may be more relevant to us than a conventional medical-device mechanical engineer.

6 - 15 years of experience

Education: M.Sc., M.Tech., B.Tech./B.E. or PhD in Polymer Science, Polymer Chemistry, Rubber, Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or a closely related discipline

Good technical English communication is also important because the person will need to document work clearly and interact with our international team.

Looking for a hands-on laboratory R&D; person who have personally worked on formulation development and optimization involving areas such as:

- Silicone elastomers, LSR/RTV silicones, rubber, polyurethane or other adaptable polymers
- Base polymers, catalysts, curing agents, cross-linkers, fillers, pigments and functional additives
- Modification of hardness, elasticity, flexibility, transparency, viscosity, surface properties and mechanical behaviour
- Mixing, compounding, vacuum degassing, casting, molding and curing processes
- Troubleshooting formulation and manufacturing problems
- Material characterization and comparative testing
- Development of repeatable formulations and process parameters
- Laboratory pilot production scale-up
- Technology transfer from R&D; into manufacturing
- Preparation of formulations, SOPs, process specifications, BOM/raw-material specifications and production instructions




- Vendor/raw-material evaluation and qualification
- Root-cause analysis when production batches do not reproduce laboratory results
- Experience with equipment such as vacuum/planetary mixers, high-shear mixers, ovens, molding equipment, vacuum chambers, viscometers/rheometers, Shore hardness testers, tensile testing equipment and similar material-development tools would be highly relevant.
- Experience in medical devices, medical-grade silicones, catheter/tubing manufacturing, prosthetics, anatomical models, medical consumables or life-science products would be especially attractive, but we should not restrict the search only to medical-device companies.

For screening purposes, an ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate at least one or two examples where they personally took a formulation/material from: Customer/Product Requirement Laboratory Formulation Experimental Optimization Material Testing Pilot Batch Process Optimization Production Transfer Repeatable Manufacturing.

Not looking for predominantly mechanical CAD engineers, IT/engineering-service profiles, pure pharmaceutical analytical-development scientists, API synthesis/process-chemistry candidates or candidates whose R&D; exposure is mainly documentation/project management unless they also have significant hands-on formulation/material-development experience.

Role & responsibilities

Need to supervise a small R&D; team but still willing to personally conduct experiments, prepare formulations, troubleshoot processes and work directly inside the laboratory.

Key factors:

- Reporting Manager - CEO
- Salary - Best in the industry
- 6 days work week
- Work from office - Peelamedu, Coimbatore
- Benefits - PF, Health Insurance for spouse and family, Bonus - performance driven

📌 R&D Supervisor-Senior R&D Scienti-Materials, Formulation Process dev (Coimbatore)
🏢 Candor Management Services
📍 Coimbatore