Paint & Coatings Engineer — Global Vehicle Exterior Innovation

Hyundai Motor Company; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health premiums

Employer-paid insurance

Generous PTO

Global environment

Retirement planning

HSA/FSAs

Flexible hours

Job summary

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) is seeking a Paint and Coating Engineer to support exterior paint development for North and South American production vehicles, collaborating with the coatings laboratory team, paint suppliers, plant purchasing, and Hyundai R&D in Korea.

The role will validate paint systems (2K/1K/epoxy waterborne), perform teardowns and quality audits, and resolve manufacturing quality issues while developing new testing methods, with up to 15% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science and engineering, polymers and coatings technology, or related field.
• Professional experience in paint engineering, coatings, or materials.
• Ability to explain technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Validate exterior paint systems (2K, 1K, epoxy waterborne) for NA production sites with labs, suppliers, and Hyundai R&D in Korea.
• Perform paint-related development vehicle teardowns and quality audits of current production paints on-site.
• Consult with plant locations and suppliers to resolve paint-related quality issues across NA production sites.
• Analyze paint defects, determine root causes, and propose countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
• Support development of new testing methods, material specifications, and testing methodologies for exterior coatings.
• May include patent ideas, R&D projects, and collaboration with Hyundai suppliers and R&D center in Korea.
• Travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.

Skills

Paint engineering

Coatings testing

Materials science

Technical communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science and engineering, polymers and coatings technology, or related field

Job description

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) is seeking a Paint and Coating Engineer to support exterior paint development for North and South American production vehicles, collaborating with the coatings laboratory team, paint suppliers, plant purchasing, and Hyundai R&D in Korea.

The role will validate paint systems (2K/1K/epoxy waterborne), perform teardowns and quality audits, and resolve manufacturing quality issues while developing new testing methods, with up to 15% travel.