R&D Director, Polymer & Plastic Materials
Lead R&D team and technical roadmap for engineering plastics, from resin formulation to mass-production scale-up.
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Why it is interesting. Owns the full new-material path from pre-research and pilot trials to mass production, plus customer projects and IP strategy.
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Core polymer role:R&D team for high-performance engineering plastics and functional polymer materials; resin formulation, modification, and molding process development
- Seniority
- Director+
- Work
- On-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Industry
- General manufacturing
- Role
- Management / Director
Role details
Coordinate the technical roadmap and R&D team for high-performance engineering plastics and functional polymer materials, responsible for resin formulation, modification, and molding process development, and promoting the implementation of new materials from pre-research, pilot testing to mass production;
Take the lead in key customer new material projects, establish failure analysis and testing systems, and be responsible for patent layout, supply chain assessment, and industry-university-research cooperation.
Requirements
relevant polymer-related major, many years of experience in high-performance plastic research and team management, and prior experience in new material industrialization is preferred.
We are seeking experts specializing in high-performance engineering plastics, injection molds, and specialty functional plastics. It is not necessary to cover all aspects; having profound industrial experience in a single area is sufficient.
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