Title: Scientist Reinforcement
Department: R&D
Location: Palej Unit (Bharuch)
Reports to: Principal Scientist Reinforcement
Experience Required: 47 years
Salary Range: INR 1015 LPA
Work Days: 6 days/week, 8-hour shifts
Interviews: 4 rounds (1 F2F mandatory)
Industry: Chemicals / Carbon Black / Polymer / Rubber
Mandatory Qualifications
Education (All Required):
- BE/B.Tech / M.Sc in Rubber / Polymer Science & Technology
- M.Tech (Mandatory) in Rubber Technology or Chemical Engineering
- Candidate must be currently working in Rubber or Polymer industries (NOT tyre)
Mandatory Technical Skills
Candidate must have
strong, hands-on experience in the following:
- Carbon Black & Advanced Filler Technology
- Carbon black modification
- Carbonaceous materials development
- Knowledge of additives & fillers
- Rubber Technology
- Rubber compound testing, characterization & analysis
- Rubber compound development for tyre / non-tyre / specialty applications
- Reverse engineering of rubber compounds
- R&D Expertise
- New product development
- Sustainable & regulatory compliance knowledge
- Identification of opportunities for new carbon black materials
- Lab & pilot-scale experimentation
- Customer troubleshooting (internal + external)
- Laboratory Management
- Lab systems, inventory management
- Maintenance of R&D instruments
Functional Skills (Required)
- Strong analytical & problem-solving capability
- Collaborative and interpersonal skills
- Project management & DOE (Design of Experiments)
- Excellent written, verbal & presentation skills
- Process-oriented thinking
Job Stability Requirement
- At least 2 years in the current company
Role Responsibilities (Key Result Areas)
- Development of Novel Carbon Black & Fillers
- Research & development of advanced fillers
- Apply latest trends in sustainability & stewardship
- Rubber Compound Development
- Create compounds for tyre, non-tyre & specialty applications
- Modify compounds to improve performance
- Product & Process Sustainability
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards
- Suggest product enhancements aligned with sustainability
- Troubleshooting (Internal & Customer)
- Identify root causes using data & literature
- Lead lab & pilot-scale trials
- Drive solutions up to plant implementation
- Laboratory & Resource Management
- Manage lab inventories, chemicals & equipment
- Maintain R&D laboratory systems
Ideal Target Candidate Profile
- Working in Rubber/Polymer manufacturing or R&D, but not in tyre companies
- Strong exposure to carbon black, fillers, rubber compounding, polymer materials
- Stable career track (minimum 2-year tenure in each company)
- Hands-on R&D with sustainability and compliance understanding
Skills: skills,polymer,sustainability,carbon,management,d,fillers,rubber,carbon black,r
