Senior Scientist - R&D Specialty Lubricants

DuPont; Midland (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont’s MOLYKOTE Specialty Lubricants team seeks a Senior Scientist to solve real-world customer challenges in an industrial setting. You will develop and validate lubricants, lead scale-up activities, and collaborate across global R&D, manufacturing, and sales to deliver value-driven solutions.

The role requires advanced chemistry degrees and the ability to travel up to 15% to support multiple industries and manufacturing partners.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Chemistry or related field; 7+ years with BS.
• Strong problem-solving, integrity, and collaborative teamwork.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate on a product commercialization team.
• Develop new and modified lubricants to meet customer needs.
• Apply scientific methods and industry standards to validate solutions.
• Explore properties of advanced lubricants to create value-added solutions.
• Lead scale-up activities for new products at manufacturing plants.
• Collaborate with global R&D, TS&D, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Integrity

Communication

Teamwork

Travel up to 15%

Education

MS/PhD in Chemistry

BS +7 years experience

Tools

Lubricants testing equipment

Job description

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The Aerospace and Industrial business of DuPont provides high-performance engineering resins, adhesives, and lubricants that enable material systems solutions for the most demanding applications and environments, including aerospace, automotive, mining, energy production, and more.

The MOLYKOTE® Specialty Lubricants team is looking for an innovative Senior Scientist who enjoys solving real-world customer challenges in an industrial business built on a strong customer and solutions focus. In this role, you'll support multiple industries across our lubrication portfolio, including greases and silicone compounds. You'll partner closely with Americas and Global R&D, TS&D, and manufacturing teams to develop new products and improve existing ones to meet current and future needs. We're seeking someone who is motivated to deliver results, comfortable managing multiple priorities, and eager to apply critical thinking and the scientific method to challenges that directly impact our customers and the business.

Responsibilities:

• Lead or participate as a core member of a product commercialization team.
• Develop new and modified products to meet customer and market needs.
• Use scientific methods to validate solutions to an application, quality issue, or new product, including learning and applying relevant industry standards and test methods.
• Explore the unique properties of advanced lubricants to create value-added, differentiated solutions for our customers.
• Lead scale-up activities for new products at manufacturing plants.
• Develop expertise with specialty test equipment specific to lubricants, including collaboration with the global tribologist.
• Participate in multifunctional teams, including research & development, business development, marketing, supply chain, and others, to deliver on team and business priorities.
• Collaborate with global teams, including R&D, application development, sales, marketing, manufacturing, product stewardship, and logistics.

Qualifications:

• MS or PhD in Chemistry or a related field. BS will be considered with 7+ years of relevant industrial experience.
• Demonstrated high level of integrity, thoroughness, creativity, flexibility, initiative, problem-solving skill, and productive collaborative teamwork.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Prior experience in the formulation or development of lubricants or silicone products is preferred.
• Must be willing to travel up to 15%.

Role Competencies:

• Results-oriented self-starter, able to work both independently and in a dynamic, multifunctional team and deliver on time-driven commitments. Expected to bring forward ideas for improving products and processes and to deliver on the goals of the business.
• Demonstrated ability to take products from initial concept through commercialization, with competency in scientific methodology and data analysis tools.
• Ability to build relationships and influence across a wide range of functions, and to network both internally and externally to drive business and technology goals. Strong customer engagement and interaction skills are a must.
• Engagement in the external lubricants industry and related organizations or societies.

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