Chemist

PPG Industries•Grand Prairie, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Chemist at PPG, you will be responsible for leading new developments in polymeric materials specifically for Aerospace Transparencies. This role requires leveraging your experience to expand PPG's Aerospace Transparency capabilities. If you are passionate about developing new technologies, this opportunity is for you. PPG is a world leader in coatings, serving various industries from automotive to construction, helping customers protect, enhance, and beautify assets through innovation, sustainability, and color. The company emphasizes a culture of customer championship, purpose and speed, operational excellence, competitive drive, and pride in its impact. PPG offers a fulfilling workplace that supports career growth, continuous learning, and embraces diversity. The company uses AI in the hiring process to enhance efficiency, but AI tools do not make hiring decisions. PPG is committed to equal opportunity and provides accommodations for disabilities.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Materials, Polymers, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
1+ years experience with transparent materials, glass, ceramics, forming and characterization.
Experience with resin formulation development and launch or publication.
Composite resin chemistry development and launch or publication.
Ability to communicate with a broad audience, including: technical, management, and production.

Responsibilities

Develop new materials, substitute materials, and new processes for use in transparency manufacturing and operations.
Provide subject domain expertise on materials and processes failures.
Implement multiple technology developments from development, scale-up and support in manufacturing.
Perform experiments to develop new products for urethanes, polymers, composites and other business-driven needs.
Create material and application process specifications.
Communicate technical advice to internal and external Customers.
Remain current on new developments in the appropriate scientific fields.
Provide leadership on root cause analysis for production issues encountered in scale-up and manufacturing of products in subject domain.
Work with team members having different locations and backgrounds.
Show good record keeping methods and submit reports in a reasonable time period.
Use tools for tasks, including DOE, Capability Analysis, ANOVA to problem solve or improve development.
Introduce improvements and product development alone or with teams with a potential benefit to company.
Active participation in 6S (organization and safety) activities.
Follow all procedures and safety requirements.