Crosslinked Weekly

The polymer and materials science job market, decoded once a week: what moved, who's hiring, and what it pays.

• Week of November 2, 2026 Tesla just posted 21 polymer roles

  Plus 990 more new roles across the market this week.

• Week of October 26, 2026 This week's top polymer role pays up to $437K

  $280K-$437K for a Vice President R&D, Chemistries & Supplies Division at Agilent.

• Week of October 19, 2026 190 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  22% of this week's 863 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of October 12, 2026 Sherwin-Williams just posted 21 polymer roles

  Plus 902 more new roles across the market this week.

• Week of October 5, 2026 967 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  38% of this week's 2526 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of September 28, 2026 Thermoplastics demand is spiking: 267 new roles

  Up 53 from last week, out of 746 new roles overall.

• Week of September 21, 2026 This week's top polymer role pays up to $336K

  $254K-$336K for a Chief Engineer, Fury Advanced Development & Prototyping at Anduril Industries.

• Week of September 14, 2026 126 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  23% of this week's 541 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of September 7, 2026 Merck just posted 11 polymer roles

  Plus 582 more new roles across the market this week.

• Week of August 31, 2026 208 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  25% of this week's 840 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of August 24, 2026 Micron Technology just posted 45 polymer roles

  Plus 1018 more new roles across the market this week.

• Week of August 17, 2026 126 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  17% of this week's 723 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of August 10, 2026 123 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  18% of this week's 667 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of August 3, 2026 Sherwin-Williams just posted 17 polymer roles

  Plus 622 more new roles across the market this week.

• Week of July 27, 2026 L3Harris just posted 12 polymer roles

  Plus 476 more new roles across the market this week.

• Week of July 20, 2026 This week's top polymer role pays up to $624K

  $59K-$624K for a Engineer I at Client (aerospace/defense technology group).

• Week of July 13, 2026 93 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  17% of this week's 562 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of July 6, 2026 98 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  19% of this week's 525 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of June 29, 2026 91 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  18% of this week's 506 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of June 22, 2026 103 entry-level polymer roles just opened

  19% of this week's 547 new roles are open to early-career scientists.

• Week of June 15, 2026 LyondellBasell just posted 9 polymer roles

  Plus 517 more new roles across the market this week.

• Week of June 8, 2026 Lubrizol Corporation just posted 12 polymer roles

  Plus 593 more new roles across the market this week.