U.S. Silica Company · 1 day ago
R&D Scientist
Rochelle, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expU.S. Silica Company is a leading producer of industrial minerals essential to modern life, focusing on strategic growth in its Oil & Gas and Industrial segments. The R&D Scientist will develop new product offerings, conduct research projects, generate intellectual property, and provide technical support to the company’s Technical Service groups.
ManufacturingMineralMining
Hiring Manager
Jennifer Cassidy
Responsibilities
Independently design and conduct research experiments in both the laboratory and pilot plant to develop new products
Perform routine material characterization and performance testing to support technical service requests and new product qualification
Prepare presentations for the executive, commercial and operations teams on select research projects
Generate new product/process ideas and submit to innovation pipeline leadership committee for evaluation
Author invention disclosures and support the patent filing process
Prepare weekly reports to highlight progress on current projects
Support and mentor less-experienced colleagues; direct the work of technicians
Represent the company at major technical forums
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or a Doctorate in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Environmental Engineering
The ideal candidate will possess either a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of work experience, Master's Degree with a minimum of 3 years of work experience, or a Doctorate with a minimum of 1 year of work experience
Strong working knowledge and experience working with inorganic materials and chemical additives
Experience conducting trials in a laboratory, pilot plant, or plant environment
Demonstrated creativity and strong problem-solving expertise using innovative approaches
Demonstrated product/process development working directly with customers
Demonstrated product/process development experience from ideation to commercialization is highly desired
Strong cross-functional team experience (e.g. working with other scientists, operations, sales and marketing, etc.)
Strong written and oral communication skills
Self-directed and able to work both independently and as a team member
Preferred
R&D experience in either liquid filtration products, heterogenous catalysts, bleaching earths, adsorbents, or water treatment technologies
Strong proficiency in physical and chemical characterization of inorganic materials (e.g. XRF, XRD, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, TGA, titration of various reagents)
Track-record of effectively driving a variety of R&D projects to completion and presenting updates to key stakeholders along the way
Company
U.S. Silica Company
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. is a global performance materials company and is a member of the Russell 2000.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.1B2024-04-26Acquired
2023-03-23Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2012-02-01IPO
Leadership Team
Ivia Rocafort
Chief Financial Officer, Oil & Gas Business Segment
Jay Moreau
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
Research and Markets
2025-04-29
EIN Presswire
2025-03-11
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