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Crosslinked
Weekly Digest · Issue No. 18 · October 9, 2026
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Entry level roles account for 38 percent of the 2,526 new openings this week, with 967 positions aimed at early career scientists and engineers. Across 795 companies posting, 48 percent of roles list a salary.
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The Story This Week
A genuinely good week to be early-career. Standouts:
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Readers opened 2,787 roles 5,656 times this week and logged 93 applications. Most opened: R&D Engineer - Campus 2026-2027 at Linde. |
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Movers vs last week
▲ Thermoplastics +515▲ Coatings/films +462▲ Composites +229
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Record Watch
• Busiest week since we started tracking: 2526 new roles (previous best: 1326). • More companies hiring than any week on record: 795 (previous best: 613).
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Top Pick This Week
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$114K-$135K listed · BS-level · H-1B sponsor
Lead Process & Quality Engineer
 Entegris | Colorado Springs, CO | $114K-$135K
Lead startup, qualification and quality of UPE membrane manufacturing processes for semiconductor filtration.
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Quick Picks |
Aerospace Watch
Aerospace posted 303 roles this week. Top employers: Lockheed Martin (21), Gulfstream Aerospace (16), Howmet Aerospace (15).
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Medical Devices Corner
Medical devices had 167 openings this week. Leading: Spectrum Plastics Group (13), Biomerics (9), Saint-Gobain (8).
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The Unicorn
Out of 2526 postings this week, exactly one asks for
Metrology And Characterization Tools For Thermal, Mechanical, And Physical Measurements. If that's you, this role has your name on it:
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Overheard in a Job Description
“Maintain GC database of all grades in MA-2 and MA-3 for rubber final, batch final latex, and dry powder every 10th lot ending in zero.”
From a real posting: Technical Process Engineering - Internship at Kaneka North America.
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One thing you might not know
Every role now says why it is interesting and who it might not suit, right under Apply. Show me
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Browse All 2526 Jobs
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That's the market this week. Looking for something specific, or spot a job we missed?
Write to [email protected]; a person reads every response.
Brenden, Crosslinked
P.S. Salary negotiation is compounding: small additions change the final properties.
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