Polymer R&D Engineer for Adhesives & Coatings

The GMP Group; Iskandar Puteri; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The GMP Group is seeking an R&D Engineer in Malaysia to lead polymer materials development, adhesive systems, and coating/lamination processes. You will perform lab development, trials, and optimization to deliver commercially viable solutions.

The role requires a hands-on approach and cross-functional collaboration with Production, Quality, and Procurement. You will evaluate material compatibility, troubleshoot adhesion issues, and translate laboratory findings into scalable manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant industrial experience in polymer materials, adhesive technology, extrusion, coating, lamination, polymer compounding, flexible packaging, composite materials or related industries.
• Hands-on experience with material testing, laboratory development, production trials and technical troubleshooting.
• Experience with adhesive application, bonding, coating or lamination processes is advantageous.
• Experience with polymer materials such as PE, PP and other polyolefin materials is advantageous.
• Ability to analyse material-related problems and develop practical solutions.
• Experience in scaling up laboratory developments to production or commercial manufacturing will be highly considered.
• Strong technical communication to translate laboratory findings into practical manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and testing of polymer materials, adhesives and finished products to ensure they meet required specifications and performance standards.
• Develop, test and optimize polymer formulations, adhesive systems and material combinations for extrusion, coating, lamination and other applications.
• Conduct research and development to innovate new products and improve existing products.
• Investigate and optimize adhesive and bonding performance for applications involving polymer films, aluminum foil, fiberglass, paper, nonwoven materials, woven materials, PU foam and other composite substrates.
• Investigate issues related to adhesion failures and moisture-related problems and develop solutions.
• Collaborate with suppliers to evaluate adhesive and material solutions for product requirements.
• Evaluate polymer materials for new and existing products and assess compatibility of polymers, substrates and materials.
• Support development from concept to laboratory development, production trials and commercialization.

Skills

Technical problem-solving

Hands-on

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Lab troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related field

Job description

The GMP Group is seeking an R&D Engineer in Malaysia to lead polymer materials development, adhesive systems, and coating/lamination processes. You will perform lab development, trials, and optimization to deliver commercially viable solutions.

The role requires a hands-on approach and cross-functional collaboration with Production, Quality, and Procurement. You will evaluate material compatibility, troubleshoot adhesion issues, and translate laboratory findings into scalable manufacturing