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NEI Corporation: Coatings Engineer

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By: KERRY PIANOFORTE

Editor, Coatings World

Company Name: NEI Corporation

Company Description: NEI Corporation is a fast-growing innovator in Advanced Coatings, specializing in:

  • Functional coatings, e.g., Anti-ice, Anti-fog, Hydrophobic & Hydrophilic
  • Novel Functionalities incorporated into transparent coatings with 20,000 sq. ft. of R&D and production space, and a multidisciplinary team of chemists and engineers, NEI serves both private and government customers in high-performance industries.

Business Industry: Others Coatings

Job Title: Coatings Engineer

Job Function: Production

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description: We’re seeking an engineer with a background in Paints & Coatings to help service our customers
This is a technical role involving:

  • Following SOPs to produce liquid coatings in various sizes to fulfill sample and commercial orders
  • Preparing coated samples for customer evaluation using either Dip, Flow or Spray application
  • Synthesizing and formulating functional coatings
  • Testing coatings properties, e.g., adhesion, abrasion resistance, contact angle, delta haze, UV weatherability
  • Interfacing with customers, including troubleshooting coating issues and collaborating with customers to guide innovative coating solutions 

Desired Skills and Expertise: Ideal Background: We welcome candidates with the following:

  • Degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering (BS or MS)
  • Industrial experience in Paints, Coatings or Specialty Chemicals
  • Hands-on synthesis and formulation experience with industrial, decorative and functional coatings.
  • Extensive practice on assessing rheological, wetting, dispersant, and adhesion properties of coating formulations.
  • Broad knowledge of coating additives including wetting and dispersing agent, slipping agent, UV-absorber and stabilizer, adhesion promoter, rheology modifier, nanoparticle dispersions

Why Join NEI as a Coatings Engineer?
Work with cutting-edge materials in exciting new applications
Collaborate with a diverse team of technical experts
Flexible role with autonomy and innovation opportunity
Potential to evolve into longer-term or expanded project engagement

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