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Weekly Digest · Issue No. 6 · July 17, 2026

Entry-level roles comprise 93 of the 562 total new positions this week, a 17% share of the market. Of the 433 companies currently hiring, half of all roles list a salary.

The Story This Week

A genuinely good week to be early-career. Standouts:

Helper - Process_18H2

Suncast Corporation | Batavia, IL ($42K-$45K)

Entry Level Structures Design Engineer

Boeing | North Charleston, SC ($71K-$96K)

Entry Level Structural Analysis Engineer

The Boeing Company | North Charleston, SC ($71K-$96K)

Movers vs last week

▲ Thermoplastics +36▲ Adhesives/sealants +17▲ Coatings/films +14▼ Electronic materials -12▼ Biomaterials -8

Top Pick This Week

$136K-$170K listed · BS-level · H-1B sponsor

Technical Service Manager, Industrial Specialties Market (Remote, US)

BASF | Remote | $136K-$170K

Lead field technical market development for industrial specialties, providing hands-on technical service to customers.

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Quick Picks

Senior R&D Engineer - Modeling & Simulation

Medtronic | Irvine, CA ($105K-$158K)

Graphite Engineer

AIJ Search | Walkersville, MD ($140K-$160K)

Manufacturing Engineer

CPS Technologies Corp. | Norton, MA ($110K-$140K)

Fresh Grad Salary Check

What does your first polymer or materials science role pay?

$85K

Median entry-level salary (based on 50 listings)

Top entry-level offer: Manufacturing Engineer, Additive at Astranis Space Technologies ($95K-$165K).

The Compounder's Corner

44 roles this week involve formulation, compounding, or mixing. For those who love getting the recipe right.

Lab Technician, Formulation/Coating

AirJoule | Wilmington, DE ($56K-$68K)

R&D Engineer

POLYFIL INC | Rockaway, NJ ($60K-$100K)

Manufacturing Operator (AFTERNOON SHIFT) (Paint, Chemical Mixing) (Day Shift)

Axalta Coating Systems | Concord, NC ($52K-$52K)

The Unicorn

Out of 562 postings this week, exactly one asks for Package Performance Testing (Compression, Vibration, Drop, Transit, Environmental, Distribution). If that's you, this role has your name on it:

Structural Packaging Engineer

Blue Marble | Ashland, OR

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Brenden, Crosslinked

P.S. Salary negotiation is compounding: small additions change the final properties.

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