Process Engineer

Description

• Working with additives and curing agents to affect their interaction in powder coating formulations.
• Operation and maintenance of process equipment including extruders, mills, mixers, utilities (air compressor, chiller, boiler, etc.), sieves, and curing ovens and using these items to produce powder at a laboratory scale.
• Applying color theory principles to powder coating formulation, including hue, saturation, brightness, color harmony, color mixing, color measurement systems, color spaces, and colorimetry.
• Matching and formulating colors for powder coatings based on factors that influence color vision, including lighting conditions and observer variability.
• Working with chemical reactions, polymerization mechanisms, and cross-linked processes for powder coating chemistry.
• Ensuring color consistency across batches and substrates of powder coatings.
• Formulating powder coatings to affect the following properties: gloss, color, adhesion, hardness, flexibility, and corrosion resistance.
• Using color models CIE Lab*, RGB, and CMYK to formulate powder coatings.
• Formulating powder coatings to address the weatherability of polyester, polyurethanes, and epoxy chemistries.
• Formulating powder coatings for application on metallic products.
• Working with resin and pigment types to impact color development, opacity, and stability in powder coatings.

Requirements

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance