Principal Scientist, Polymer Chemistry

Senior Scientist / Manager – R&D (Electronics Materials)

📍 Location : Bangalore, India

🧪 Experience : 8+ years

🕓 Employment Type : Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Scientist / Manager – R&D to lead hands-on product and technology development in thermal interface materials (TIMs), adhesives & sealants, potting compounds, and conformal coatings .

This role focuses primarily on silicone-based chemistries for electronics applications (RTV, addition-cure, condensation-cure, silicone gels, and thermal silicones) with potential expansion into epoxy, acrylic, and polyurethane systems .

The position combines formulation leadership, innovation strategy, and customer collaboration , reporting to the Head – Electronics Materials Business Unit (REM) , and includes approximately 10–20% travel for customer validations and technology transfer.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize silicone-based formulations for electronics applications ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Lead end-to-end product development — from concept, lab formulation, and pilot trials to commercialization.
• Evaluate and qualify raw materials across silicone, epoxy, acrylic, and PU systems.
• Apply data-driven formulation optimization using experimental design and validation testing (thermal, mechanical, rheological, dielectric).
• Collaborate with Procurement, QA, Operations, and Sales / Marketing to define QC parameters and support go-to-market readiness.
• Engage directly with customers and A&TS teams to provide technical guidance and support field validations.
• Drive innovation, IP generation, and technology roadmap development in silicone and hybrid chemistries.
• Maintain strong documentation, technical reporting, and compliance with safety and 5S standards .

Requirements & Core Competencies

knowledge of ASTM / IPC / UL standards.