Senior R&D Engineer — Materials Formulation & Scale-Up

CERTAINTEED SAINT-GOBAIN; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

Parental leave

401(k) + retirement plan

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Employee recognition programs

Discount marketplace

Wellness program

Job summary

CertainTeed Gypsum R&D is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer in Materials Formulation to develop and scale gypsum-based building-material formulations. The role spans materials science, formulation design, analytical characterization, and manufacturing transfer to improve performance, cost, sustainability, and manufacturability.

The candidate will translate lab results into plant-ready outcomes by building structure-property-process relationships and collaborating with manufacturing, quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and typically 7 years of experience or Master’s Degree with 3 years of experience or an entry level PhD in Material Science, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. PhD with experience preferred.
• Hands on industrial research experience required.
• Strong project leadership including project management, team collaboration, and oral and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to create effective and respectful working relationships at various levels and across functions
• Relevant experience in formulation, process development, materials characterization, product development, manufacturing support, or applied R&D preferred
• Gypsum, wallboard, cement/concrete, ceramics, coatings, adhesives, polymers, specialty chemicals, mineral slurries, paper/liners, or other formulated building-material systems preferred.
• Experience translating lab/pilot findings into plant trials, process windows, raw material specifications, quality controls, and scale-up documentation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate lab-scale formulation science into scalable and measurable product/process outcomes by building structure-property-process relationships and applying DoE/statistical methods.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, procurement, product management, technical service, suppliers, and other R&D teams to drive scale-up and commercial readiness.
• Support priorities including raw materials and additives, lightweighting, fire and moisture performance, product sustainability, and operational robustness.
• Help qualify alternative materials and support project leadership across Gypsum R&D portfolio.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication (oral & written)

Team collaboration

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Master's degree in Materials Science, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

PhD in Materials Science, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Job description

CertainTeed Gypsum R&D is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer in Materials Formulation to develop and scale gypsum-based building-material formulations. The role spans materials science, formulation design, analytical characterization, and manufacturing transfer to improve performance, cost, sustainability, and manufacturability.

The candidate will translate lab results into plant-ready outcomes by building structure-property-process relationships and collaborating with manufacturing, quality,