Direct Placement Title: Research and Development Engineer Scientist I Compensation: $75,000 - plus benefits, commensurate with experience Location: Pittsburgh, PA Our Client: Our esteemed client stands at the forefront of the industry as a premier manufacturer of protective materials tailored for high reliability applications on a global scale. If you are seeking to align yourself with a company renowned for its unwavering stability and remarkable expansion into new markets, now is the time to act. This presents a unique opportunity to leverage your skills and expertise within an organization committed to fostering personal growth, accompanied by exceptional benefits and dedicated support. Seize the moment to capitalize on this remarkable opening before it is claimed by another. Position Description: This person will be a key part of the Research and Development team working independently and with a cross functional team to help develop and test new conformal coatings for our client. This person's time will be split. Half the time they will be helping the manufacturing team with new implementation and new products. The other half will consist of developing new products for the Research and Development team. Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting and Support: Develop and validate new manufacturing processes: scale up of newly developed products, improvements to manufacturing processes to reduce costs, and validate alternative sources of current materials. Test performance of existing and new coating products to assist with customer material qualifications. Assist Technical Support team to assist with customer technical enquiries. Contribute towards QA Processes (such as APQP / TS16949).

• Duties and Responsibilities: Ownership of all stages of new product introduction. Preparation of customer technical reports and datasheets. Manage collaborations with other department teams. Visits to customer sites to trial developmental materials. Visits to Research and Development sites in USA to trial new processes and materials.

• Contributions to Research and Development Team: Formulation work preparing multiple samples of coatings to establish effects of formulation variations. Examining key properties of coatings - physical properties, chemical properties, electrical resistance properties. Testing performance of new raw materials to establish usefulness in new formulations. Use of Automated Selective Coating equipment to coat test specimens to check performance in environmental tests.

  Qualifications:

• Experience of manufacture or testing of advanced chemical products such as coatings, adhesives, paints is preferred but not essential.

• Good understanding & experience of laboratory test methods

• Experience with Viscosity, Rheology, FTIR and related laboratory instruments advantageous

• Must possess a keen eye for detail. Must be organised, methodical & able to prioritise.

• Must be used to working in Project Team environment

  Education & Certifications:

• BS or PhD in Chemistry or Material Science is preferred

  Benefits:

• 401K

• Medical / Dental / Vision

• Bonus Eligible

  Equal Opportunity Statement: RCM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Pay Transparency: RCM believes in transparency and fairness in compensation. We are committed to providing our employees with competitive salaries that reflect their skills, experience, and contributions to our organization. As part of our commitment to pay transparency, we want to provide you with as much information as possible about our compensation practices.