Product Development & Formulation

- Serve as a formulation specialist with strong expertise in polymers, composites, resins, and coatings.
- Develop new solutions at lab scale and pilot scale, ensuring formulations are feasible for manufacturing integration.
- Translate customer insights and AOEM R&D; requirements into robust product specifications.
- Conduct formulation optimization, stability studies, application testing, and validation.

Customer Interface & Commercialization

- Work closely with AOEM R&D; and Customer Marketing teams to identify customer needs and define development priorities.
- Conduct concept testing and gather customer feedback to refine formulations.
- Lead technical trials with customers and secure initial approvals for new products.
- Support full commercialization by preparing technical documentation, process guidelines, and scale-up protocols.

Analytical Testing & Validation

- Perform analytical characterization (e.g., rheology, thermal analysis, mechanical testing, chemical characterization) to validate product differentiation.
- Prepare detailed technical reports, presentations, and experimental summaries.

Manufacturing Support

- Partner with Manufacturing and Process Engineering during scale-up to ensure smooth transition into production.
- Troubleshoot formulation issues and provide on-floor technical guidance when required.

Cost Optimization & Continuous Improvement

- Proactively initiate Gross Margin Improvement (COGS) programs.
- Optimize existing products for improved cost, performance, and processing efficiency.




- Collaborate with raw material suppliers and third-party manufacturers to identify new technologies and materials.

Innovation & Collaboration

- Drive material and formulation innovation in alignment with market needs and emerging technologies.
- Work with cross-functional teams including Quality, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Application Engineering.
- Train Application Engineers on product features, formulation processes, and application methods.

Documentation & Compliance

- Maintain accurate lab records, development logs, test data, and technical documents.
- Ensure compliance with internal quality standards, safety norms, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

- M.Tech in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Science or related field.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in formulation development, product commercialization, or materials engineering.
- Proven experience in commercializing material-science-based products (polymers, coatings, adhesives, resins, composites).
- Strong understanding of polymer chemistry, resin systems, coating technologies, and material-property relationships.
- Experience working with raw material suppliers and contract manufacturers.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Robust collaboration skills and customer-facing orientation with the ability to gather insights and translate them into solutions.

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📌 Product Development Engineer - Automotive Aftermarket (Bengaluru)
🏢 3M India
📍 Bengaluru