R&D Director, Polymer & Plastic Materials

Zhejiang Zongheng Human Resources Co., Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zhejiang Zongheng Human Resources Co., Ltd. in Houston seeks an experienced R&D leader to coordinate the technical roadmap for high-performance engineering plastics and functional polymers, overseeing resin formulation, modification, and molding process development.

You will drive key customer material projects, establish failure analysis and testing systems, and oversee patent strategy, supply chain assessment, and industry–university collaborations.

Qualifications

• Experience managing high-performance polymer research teams.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple R&D projects.
• Strong understanding of polymer materials development and testing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the technical roadmap and lead the R&D team for high-performance engineering plastics and functional polymers.
• Oversee resin formulation, modification, and molding process development.
• Drive implementation from pre-research to pilot testing and mass production.
• Lead key customer material projects and establish failure analysis and testing systems; manage patent layout, supply chain assessment, and industry-university collaboration.

Skills

Team management

R&D leadership

Project coordination

Education

Polymer Science/Engineering degree

Job description

Coordinate the technical roadmap and R&D team for high-performance engineering plastics and functional polymer materials, responsible for resin formulation, modification, and molding process development, and promoting the implementation of new materials from pre-research, pilot testing to mass production;

Take the lead in key customer new material projects, establish failure analysis and testing systems, and be responsible for patent layout, supply chain assessment, and industry-university-research cooperation.

Requirements: relevant polymer-related major, many years of experience in high-performance plastic research and team management, and prior experience in new material industrialization is preferred.

We are seeking experts specializing in high-performance engineering plastics, injection molds, and specialty functional plastics. It is not necessary to cover all aspects; having profound industrial experience in a single area is sufficient.