Axalta · 8 hours ago
Scientist
Shanghai, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expAxalta is a leader in the coatings industry, focused on innovative solutions and sustainability. The Scientist role involves developing and optimizing product recipes, ensuring they meet customer specifications and can be efficiently produced, while also collaborating with various teams to support product launches.
IndustrialIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Develop/Optimize recipes for products following APQP process. This includes preparation of a lab sample and sufficient testing to demonstrate fulfillment of customer specifications, including color
Recipes are also to be developed to be cost effective, meeting our customers’ requirements while using low cost materials
A scientist must understand how recipe cost impacts the profitability of our company
Work with operation team and other function to ensure new/modified product alignment (scale up) into production
Work with application team to develop application line simulation parameters to ensure that line trials and product introductions are right first time
Communicate with account teams to ensure that all project team members are fully up-to-date with technical progress on projects
When relevant, a scientist is responsible for finding suitable rework routes to support non-productive inventory reduction with product quality control
Keep test specifications and test methods up to date, develop new specifications and methods as required. Aim to minimize the amount of testing needed to meet our customers’ requirements
Analyze and document results, prepare technical reports, examinations and summaries
Ensure all project documentation is completed properly and in full and available for any internal or external quality audits
Attend line trials of new product launches at customer sites
Lead or take active role in problem solving of customer issues using appropriate methodology, e.g. 8D
Understand the process overview
Understand specific hazards on safety, health, environment related to the process
Understand the operation procedure
Safety practices related to work tasks
Qualification
Required
3 years coating experience or above, ideally with OEM coating development experience
B.S. in Chemistry related or above, or equivalent coating research / development experience
Project management and problem-solving skill
Good computer skills including office, database, and statistics
Good verbal and written of English language preferred
Team work and collaboration is important
Company
Axalta
Axalta provides performance coatings for a wide range of industrial applications; light vehicle and commercial vehicle coatings for original equipment manufacturers; and refinish surface preparation and coating systems for body shops globally.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2025-11-18Acquired
2023-12-11Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2014-11-12IPO
Leadership Team
Chris Villavarayan
Chief Executive Officer and President
Carl Anderson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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