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What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The title says "Sr".

Main responsibilities

• Partner with engineers to define material requirements, translate design criteria into technical targets, and provide clear progress updates
• Own technical decision-making throughout the development process, selecting and refining pathways that deliver materials meeting or exceeding design requirem…
• Investigate and resolve material failures or unexpected results, turning issues into actionable learnings that accelerate project progress
• Act as a technical expert and project owner for polymeric material development efforts
• Guide and mentor project specialists and technicians in executing formulation, testing, and process development work
• Collaborate closely with engineering and production teams to ensure new materials are successfully integrated into production work centers
• Lead the iterative development cycle by designing efficient experiments, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and defining the next set of actions
• Drive materials development projects from initial concept through full qualification and production scale-up
• Coordinate with materials laboratories to plan, prioritize, and interpret characterization and performance testing
• Work with production and manufacturing teams to support process scale-up, improve manufacturability, and enable reliable high-volume production

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “You will partner closely with customers to define design criteria and performance requirements, drive formulation and process development, coordinate testing…” · “Collaborate closely with engineering and production teams to ensure new materials are successfully integrated into production work centers” · “Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science and Engineering”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “You will partner closely with customers to define design criteria and performance requirements, drive formulation and process development, coordinate testing…” · “This position requires strong technical ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to deliver high-performance materials that meet demanding …” · “Partner with engineers to define material requirements, translate design criteria into technical targets, and provide clear progress updates”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “The Polymer Development Materials Engineer will participate in/lead the end-to-end development of advanced polymeric materials.” · “This position requires strong technical ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to deliver high-performance materials that meet demanding …” · “Strong engineering judgment and self-motivation with a track record of driving projects independently”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Coordinate with materials laboratories to plan, prioritize, and interpret characterization and performance testing” · “Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with clear schedules and deliverables” · “You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the …”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Lead the iterative development cycle by designing efficient experiments, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and defining the next set of actions” · “Maintain thorough technical documentation of development decisions, test results, and qualification data” · “Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis on test data, equipment issues, or process deviations”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “You will partner closely with customers to define design criteria and performance requirements, drive formulation and process development, coordinate testing…” · “Guide and mentor project specialists and technicians in executing formulation, testing, and process development work” · “Coordinate with materials laboratories to plan, prioritize, and interpret characterization and performance testing”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “Investigate and resolve material failures or unexpected results, turning issues into actionable learnings that accelerate project progress” · “Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis on test data, equipment issues, or process deviations”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “Guide and mentor project specialists and technicians in executing formulation, testing, and process development work” · “Experience mentoring lab technicians or specialists”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “Maintain thorough technical documentation of development decisions, test results, and qualification data”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Customer focus Supporting
  In the posting: “You will partner closely with customers to define design criteria and performance requirements, drive formulation and process development, coordinate testing…”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Stakeholder management Supporting
  In the posting: “employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, ge…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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