Senior CFRP Formulation Engineer

Lyten; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

401K

Paid holidays

PTO

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Lyten is seeking a highly driven Senior Composites Engineer to lead CFRP formulations integrating Lyten 3D Graphene. You will be the technical anchor for resin systems used in prepreg, RTM, or similar processing, bridging internal teams.

This commercial product development role emphasizes moving materials from lab to high-volume manufacturing, DoE optimization, and ensuring drop-in compatibility with existing production lines. Occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• BS in Materials Science, Polymer Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Composite Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of experience.
• MS with 3+ years of experience in composites or polymers.
• PhD with 1+ year of experience in commercial product development.
• Industry focus on commercial product development in composites or polymers.
• Deep understanding of polymer chemistry and resin formulation.
• Direct experience formulating materials for prepregs, RTM or similar processing.
• Strong knowledge of carbon fiber reinforcements, sizing, and polymer matrices.
• Ability to translate technical data into manufacturing guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and formulate polymer matrix systems incorporating Lyten 3D Graphene to enhance properties in CFRPs.
• Optimize resin rheology, tack, out-life, and cure kinetics for prepreg manufacturing.
• Create project docs and present results; collaborate on nanomaterial functionalization; define material specs.
• Ensure formulations are drop-in compatible with existing prepreg, towpreg, or liquid molding lines.
• Travel periodically to other facilities, customer visits and trade shows.
• Transition formulations from bench-top R&D to pilot scale and high-volume manufacturing; perform DoE.
• Oversee thermal, rheological, and mechanical testing to validate performance; troubleshoot defects.

Skills

Polymer chemistry

Resin formulation

Composite processing

DoE (design of experiments)

Cross-functional collaboration

Material characterization

Thermal/mechanical testing

Technical translation to manufacturing

Education

BS in Materials Science / Polymer Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Composite Engineering or related

MS with 3+ years

PhD with 1+ year

Tools

RTM processing

Prepreg processing

Rheometer

DMA

DSC

TGA

Job description

Lyten is seeking a highly driven Senior Composites Engineer to lead CFRP formulations integrating Lyten 3D Graphene. You will be the technical anchor for resin systems used in prepreg, RTM, or similar processing, bridging internal teams.

This commercial product development role emphasizes moving materials from lab to high-volume manufacturing, DoE optimization, and ensuring drop-in compatibility with existing production lines. Occasional travel is expected.