Senior Scientist, Aerospace Sealants

Location: On-site in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Travel is expected at 60–80% during the first 2–3 months for onboarding and training, then less than 10%.

Salary: $85,000–$115,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops adhesives, coatings, and sealants for customers across more than 30 market segments and 150 countries.

What you will do

• Lead research and development projects for aerospace polysulfide sealant technologies using Stage-Gate and project management methodologies.
• Develop, formulate, and optimize sealants to meet customer, regulatory, and industry performance requirements.
• Design and execute experiments using design of experiments principles and statistical analysis.
• Conduct and interpret mechanical, adhesion, chemical resistance, durability, peel, and Instron testing.
• Support aerospace product qualification, manufacturing scale-up, and commercialization.
• Present technical findings and collaborate with manufacturing, technical service, regulatory, quality, operations, and commercial teams while mentoring junior scientists.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, or a related discipline with 5+ years of relevant industry experience; or a master’s degree with 3+ years of experience; or a Ph.D. in a related discipline.
• Experience leading technical projects in an industrial R&D environment.
• Strong formulation and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently drive projects.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 60–80% during the first 2–3 months, followed by less than 10% travel.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of aerospace industry experience.
• Direct experience formulating, developing, or testing polysulfide sealants.
• Experience with aerospace sealants, coatings, adhesives, composites, or related specialty materials.
• Knowledge of aerospace qualification processes, specifications, and industry standards.
• Experience with adhesion, mechanical, peel, chemical resistance, and material characterization testing, as well as manufacturing scale-up and commercialization.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with cross-functional R&D, manufacturing, technical service, regulatory, quality, and commercial teams.
• Comprehensive benefits and health and wellness programs.
• 401(k) contributions, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Incentive and recognition programs.