R&D Chemist I: Materials & New Product Development

Brady Corporation; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Employee development programs

Job summary

Brady Corporation, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seeks a Chemist I to drive hands-on research in the Materials R&D department. You will lead projects to develop new products for BradyID and improve existing ones, focusing on inks, coatings, adhesives, and flexible substrates for roll-to-roll coating.

You will work with operations, manufacturing, and test teams to qualify products, manage risk, and document methods, while applying ASTM test standards and evolving methods as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or related disciplines.
• Chemistry experience in manufacturing (time spent towards a graduate degree can count).
• Track record of delivering on projects by working with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with a Stage / Gate development process.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on research projects that deliver business results.
• Work with operations to support new materials, quality concerns, and process improvements.
• Understand process capability and variability, design selection criteria, structure-property relationships, iterative problem solving, risk management, and intellectual property fundamentals.
• Perform as the Technical Lead on various project activities through a defined Stage Gate process.
• Work well within cross-functional teams to enable new product development project success.
• Work with site manufacturing and test engineers to complete product qualifications.
• Understand how to follow existing test methods (ASTM), and how to develop new test methods.
• Effectively communicate the right data to the right decision makers at the right time.
• Properly document technical and experimental activities.

Skills

Chemistry

Cross-functional teamwork

Stage Gate process

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related field

Job description

Brady Corporation, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seeks a Chemist I to drive hands-on research in the Materials R&D department. You will lead projects to develop new products for BradyID and improve existing ones, focusing on inks, coatings, adhesives, and flexible substrates for roll-to-roll coating.

You will work with operations, manufacturing, and test teams to qualify products, manage risk, and document methods, while applying ASTM test standards and evolving methods as needed.