PPG Industries

PPG Industries

Senior Product Development Chemist

USA - Cleveland Plant · Senior

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About the role

  • Position Overview PPG has an exciting opportunity for a technical project leader interested in advancing automotive refinish coatings technology.
  • The Automotive Refinish business has an opening for an S&T Product Development Chemist II, Senior position at our facility in Cleveland, OH.
  • The role requires the ability to translate business and customer needs into a practical technical plan, evaluate risks, align stakeholders, and guide the technical execution needed to move programs forward.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, optimization, and evaluation of coatings formulations for waterborne automotive refinish basecoat technologies and related product platforms.
  • Define technical project strategy, establish experimental plans, prioritize technical work, and drive development programs from concept through commercialization.
  • Lead complex technical investigations involving formulation performance, application behavior, appearance, color, durability, manufacturability, or product robustness.
  • Design, direct, and execute laboratory experiments using appropriate controls, disciplined methodology, and clear success criteria.
  • Guide, coach, and mentor less experienced chemists in experimental design, formulation approach, data interpretation, troubleshooting, and technical communication.
  • Lead or support technology transfer, scale-up, manufacturing trials, and launch readiness efforts.
  • Formulate, prepare, spray apply, and evaluate standard and experimental color coatings as needed to support project objectives and technical decision-making.
  • Identify technical gaps, anticipate project risks, develop mitigation plans, and proactively remove barriers to project progress.
  • Maintain strong documentation practices in accordance with internal requirements, intellectual property needs, safety expectations, and project governance.
  • Actively support 6S, continuous improvement, laboratory productivity, and technical best-practice development across the team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Coatings Science, or a related STEM discipline.
  • Proven ability to make data-driven technical decisions that advance complex projects and influence technical direction.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex formulation, application, appearance, performance, color, or manufacturing-related challenges.
  • Ability to mentor less experienced technical staff and guide others through experimental planning, data analysis, and technical decision-making.
  • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Coatings Science, or a related STEM discipline.
  • Professional experience in waterborne coatings, paints, automotive refinish, color coatings, dispersions, emulsions, polymer solutions, inks, or related formulated products.
  • Deep technical knowledge in waterborne formulation development, pigment dispersion, rheology, spray application, film formation, color development, or coatings performance testing.
  • Experience leading new product development projects, product platform development, technology transfer, scale-up, manufacturing trials, or commercialization activities.
  • Familiarity with color science, color theory, color matching, appearance measurement, or automotive refinish application processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence project direction, align stakeholders, and resolve technical uncertainty without direct reporting authority.
  • Experience evaluating raw materials, qualifying alternative materials, or collaborating with suppliers to solve formulation or supply continuity challenges.

Compensation

  • PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs.

Company info

  • PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®
  • Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.
  • The PPG Way 2030
  • We are customer champions
  • Everything we do starts with our customers.
  • We listen, move fast and don't stop until we solve their biggest challenges.
  • When our customers win, we all grow.
  • We act with purpose and speed
  • We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition.
  • We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.
  • We are excellent operators
  • No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions.
  • Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.
  • To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.

Equal opportunity

  • Adhere to corporate policies, government regulations, business conduct standards, environmental requirements, and EEO guidelines.
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