E-Coat Tech Group Lead — Innovation & Projects
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc.
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Job summary
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. is seeking a highly skilled chemist/engineer to lead complex coatings projects, ensuring formulations meet safety, environmental, and performance standards.
The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across locations and executives to bring technology to market. Candidates should have a chemistry or related technical degree with several years of industrial or automotive e-coat experience, strong polymer chemistry knowledge, and hands-on lab
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry or related technical field required.
- 5+ years in industrial or automotive e-coat quality or development.
- Strong knowledge of structure-property relationships in coatings.
- Experience with formulation, safety, and environmental standards.
- Ability to manage multiple technical projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage projects across NPAA locations to bring formulations to market.
- Coordinate with departments and leadership to align strategies.
- Build strategic relationships with OEMs, customers, and suppliers.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance processes.
- Prepare technical reports and present data to stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with company standards and PPE requirements.
- Travel 10–25% with some international travel.
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Job description
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. is seeking a highly skilled chemist/engineer to lead complex coatings projects, ensuring formulations meet safety, environmental, and performance standards.
The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across locations and executives to bring technology to market. Candidates should have a chemistry or related technical degree with several years of industrial or automotive e-coat experience, strong polymer chemistry knowledge, and hands-on lab
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