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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 9 months

5Open roles

6.3Roles / month

BachelorTypical degree

Under 2 weeksHow long roles stay open, typically

Open roles (5)

Posted again and again

Tooling Engineerlisted in 3 different months since March 2026

Degree requirements

Master 4%

Bachelor 89%

Top material classes

Thermoplastics 68%

Composites 25%

Thermosets 4%

Electronic materials 4%

Coatings/films 2%

Most-requested techniques

scientific molding 25%

structural testing 21%

FEA 16%

drop-dart impact testing 16%

flexural stiffness testing 16%

design of experiments 14%

statistical process control 14%

mold-filling analysis 12%

Role mix

Process Engineering 75%

Product Development 14%

R&D / Research 9%

Quality / Testing 2%

Where they hire

OH 39%

AZ 25%

CA 25%

IL 4%

WI 2%

Industries

General manufacturing 47%

Packaging 23%

Defense 21%

Aerospace 2%

Automotive 2%

Work arrangement

100%On-site

Posting volume · last 9 months

Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26

57 roles posted across 9 months, averaging 6.3/month.