VP of Research

1 day ago

Cypress, United States Petra Automotive Products Full time

About Petra Automotive Products:

Petra Automotive Products is a trailblazer in the automotive chemical industry, known for our innovative products and commitment to excellence. Our Petrashield division specializes in high-quality car care and detailing products designed to meet the needs of consumers, industry professionals, and OEM’s.


Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary R&D chemist, who will serve as our VP of R&D if possible with experience in the automotive chemical, fuels, and/or lubricant world. This role will be a key player in quality control and assistance in developing the next generation of products.


Role and Responsibilities

The R&D and Technical Service Chemist is responsible to perform and support R&D projects, quality control and quality systems support, and technical support for products and service offerings to customers/distributors as well as helping to develop or modify formulations and quality with external suppliers of product.


This position is also responsible for:

·        Technical training for product and service equipment for staff and distributors as required. This includes on-vehicle demonstrations and presentations.

·        Quality and operations support for filling operations.

·        Laboratory operations including lab equipment maintenance.

·        Working with Product Safety and Compliance (third-party service) to develop and maintain SDS for all products.


Qualifications and Education Requirements

·        Minimum 4-year bachelors degree in chemistry or chemical engineering

·        Minimum 5-years of relevant experience, preferably in formulations and quality including laboratory experience


Preferred Skills

·        Analytical chemistry experience preferred (GC, GC/MS, FTIR, AES)

·        Experience with ASTM laboratory procedures preferred (e.g., D2 and D15)

·        Computer experience (general PC skills required); experience with LIMS and/or analytical software highly desirable

·        Experience in QMS (e.g., ISO 9001) and Lean/Six Sigma a plus

Additional Notes

·        Membership in industry consortiums (e.g., ASTM, STLE, NLGI, SAE) is encouraged and will be supported for the qualified candidate subject to review

·        Continuing education or accreditations (e.g, STLE CLS), subject to review, is also encouraged and will be supported

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