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Weekly Digest · Issue No. 13 · September 4, 2026

Just over a quarter of the 840 new polymer and materials roles posted are entry-level, at 208 openings. Across 561 companies, only 48 percent of listings disclose salary, complicating early career negotiations.

The Story This Week

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

Polymer Chemist / Materials Engineer

MediCarbone Inc. | Tucson, AZ ($70K-$80K)

Associate Scientist

Chemours | Newark, DE ($73K-$115K)

Associate Scientist

The Chemours Company | Newark, DE ($73K-$115K)

Movers vs last week

▼ Electronic materials -80▼ Composites -31▼ Coatings/films -23

Top Pick This Week

$145K-$178K listed · BS-level · H-1B sponsor

Materials AI/ML Specialist

3M | Maplewood, MN | $145K-$178K

Apply AI/ML to accelerate PSA/adhesive formulation development, with hands-on lab testing and data analysis.

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Quick Picks

Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer

Northrop Grumman | Baltimore, MD ($98K-$148K)

Packaging Engineer II

Boston Scientific | Arden Hills, MN ($71K-$135K)

Process Skills in Demand

The most sought-after process skills this week:

133

Did You Know?

561 different companies posted roles this week. That is a lot of options.

The Unicorn

Out of 840 postings this week, exactly one asks for Non-Metallics Such As Foam, Cork, Rubber, Adhesive Tapes, Aramid Fiber, Light Gauge Plastics. If that's you, this role has your name on it:

Quality Manager

Rhopac | Slinger, WI ($85K-$110K)

Overheard in a Job Description

“This occupation requires the planning, task sequencing to produce and construct a variety of Fiberglass and thermal plastic tools for production.”

From a real posting: Tool Maker Plastic A at Lockheed Martin.

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