Role & responsibilities

Product Development & Polymer R&D;

- Lead research and development of polymer compounds, specialty polymer blends and material formulations.
- Develop and optimize HFFR (Halogen-Free Flame Retardant) compounds based on customer, product and application requirements.
- Drive New Product Development (NPD) from concept, laboratory trials and validation to commercialization.
- Develop and optimize polymer formulations, masterbatches, additives and filler combinations to improve product performance and cost efficiency.

Compounding Process Development

- Optimize polymer compounding parameters, extrusion conditions and twin-screw compounding processes.
- Troubleshoot formulation, processing and compounding line issues.
- Lead laboratory-to-production scale-up, process validation and technology transfer.
- Improve production yield, throughput, consistency and finished-product quality.

Material Testing & Validation

- Lead polymer material characterization, compound testing and product qualification.
- Evaluate raw materials, polymers, additives, fillers and finished compounds.
- Interpret testing results and drive formulation improvements, failure analysis and root-cause investigations.
- Utilize relevant testing methods such as MFI, tensile and elongation testing, DSC, TGA, FTIR, density, hardness and thermal/flame testing.

Technical Leadership & Team Management

- Lead R&D; projects, laboratory activities and technical development initiatives.
- Manage and mentor R&D; engineers, scientists and laboratory personnel.
- Coordinate with Production, Quality, Purchase and other cross-functional teams.
- Define R&D; priorities, project timelines and technical deliverables.
- Present technical reports, development progress and recommendations to senior management.

Customer Support & Documentation





- Develop customized polymer solutions and support customer trials and product qualification.
- Handle technical investigations, customer complaints and corrective actions.
- Maintain formulation records, trial reports, validation documents and technical specifications.
- Work closely with senior management to align R&D; initiatives with business and market requirements.

Preferred candidate profile

Education:

M.Tech / M.Sc / Ph.D in Polymer Science, Polymer Technology, Polymer Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Materials Science or Chemical Engineering. Candidates with CIPET qualifications/background and strong industrial exposure are preferred.

Experience:

- 1015 years of relevant industrial experience in Polymer / Plastics / Compounding R&D.;
- Proven experience in R&D; leadership as R&D; Manager, Senior R&D; Manager, R&D; Head, Technical Head or equivalent.
- Robust hands-on experience in HFFR compound formulation, development and compounding — mandatory.
- Practical experience in polymer blending, twin-screw extrusion, additive/filler optimization and specialty polymer development.
- Experience in product validation, polymer testing, process optimization and scale-up from laboratory to production.
- Experience managing R&D; teams and coordinating with production, quality and customer-facing teams.

Technical Competencies:

- Strong knowledge of polymer chemistry, polymer formulation and material science.
- Expertise in halogen-free flame-retardant systems, flame-retardant additives and HFFR performance evaluation.
- Knowledge of polymer characterization and testing techniques, including MFI, tensile testing, DSC, TGA and FTIR.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, innovation and root-cause analysis skills.
- Excellent technical documentation, communication and team leadership capabilities.

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