Senior Powder Coating Applications Engineer

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking an Application Engineering Scientist to lead development and commercialization of powder coating processes for high-speed coil lines, acting as a technical expert in application and curing technologies.

You will drive process optimization, equipment evaluation, and customer trials, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing and field teams to deliver scalable coating solutions and establish best practices and technical standards for global application

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science, Coatings Technology, or a closely related STEM discipline.
• 5 years of experience in industrial coating application, formulation, process development, technical service, or manufacturing support.
• Hands-on experience in a powder coating laboratory, pilot-line, technical service, application engineering, or production-support environment.
• Ability to interpret technical data related to coating appearance, film thickness, adhesion, cure response, mechanical performance, corrosion resistance, weathering performance, and production-line robustness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, scale-up, and technical validation of powder coating application processes for high-speed continuous coil coating lines.
• Identify, evaluate, design, and optimize application equipment, process parameters, and curing technologies to enable uniform powder deposition, film build control, surface appearance, and line-speed capability.
• Technical expertise in powder coating, as transfer efficiency, electrostatic charging behavior, particle fluidization, powder delivery stability, booth design, overspray recovery, substrate preheating, melt flow, coalescence, and cure kinetics.
• Demonstrate hands-on experience with electrostatic powder spray application, powder handling, feeding, reclaim, sieving, fluidized-bed, and control systems; and various curing processes.
• Plan, execute, and support global customer trials, technical demonstrations, and production-line start-ups for powder coating application technology.
• Develop pilot-line and production-line validation protocols, including process windows, critical quality attributes, measurement methods, acceptance criteria, and troubleshooting plans.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Design of Experiments

Root-cause analysis

Troubleshooting methodologies

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related STEM

Job description

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking an Application Engineering Scientist to lead development and commercialization of powder coating processes for high-speed coil lines, acting as a technical expert in application and curing technologies.

You will drive process optimization, equipment evaluation, and customer trials, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing and field teams to deliver scalable coating solutions and establish best practices and technical standards for global application