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Come explore opportunities within Brunswick, a global marine leader committed to challenging conventions and innovating next-generation technologies that transform experiences on the water and beyond. Brunswick believes “Next Never Rests™,” and we offer a variety of exciting careers and growth opportunities within united teams defining the future of marine recreation.
Innovation is the heart of Brunswick. See how your contributions will help transform vision into reality:
Position Overview:
As a Coatings Engineer at Mercury Marine, you will be responsible for providing engineering support to a Senior Coatings Engineer to maintain and improve marine paints and coatings for metallic and polymeric parts and processes for current products and new product introductions. This will require performing standard and non-standard lab-based testing and analyzing the results to inform engineering decisions. This is a laboratory position involving 75% testing set-up and execution, 25% report writing and meetings.
At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver.
Essential Functions:
- Provide materials characterization for engineering inquiries of painted and coated parts including but not limited to: coating adhesion, coating thickness, chemical resistance, UV durability, corrosion protection, water and humidity resistance, color, and gloss.· Perform production qualification work for externally sourced components.
- Through consultation with stakeholders, determine the extent of testing required, level of urgency, and the most cost and time effective manner to achieve the stated goals.
- Record results, conclusions, and recommendations in clear, concise and timely reports.
- As needed, present the results of your work to cross-functional internal stakeholders, and to representatives of the external supply chain.
- Support the adoption of new materials and processes through technical data collection and contribute to the risk/reward analysis needed to make those decisions.
- Operation, calibration and basic maintenance of relevant materials laboratory equipment.
- Provide guidance to design engineering, manufacturing, sourcing quality, and purchasing through analysis of process development samples to assess production readiness.
- Support sourcing initiatives such as qualification of new vendors, processes and materials.
- Support new product coating and processing recommendations for both metallic and polymeric substrates.
- Occasional travel to Brunswick and supplier facilities required as needed (<10%)
Diversity of thought and experiences is fundamental when imagining the unimaginable. Certain skillsets/experiences are necessary; however, others can be developed along the way.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Polymer Engineering, or related field required.
- Previous co-op and/or internships experience with physical or chemical property measurement of materials
- Familiarity with ASTM, ISO, basic lab procedures and safety protocols.
The anticipated pay range for this position is $62,800 - $100,800 annually. The actual base pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, relevant experience, business needs, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus program. At Brunswick, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the salary range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the specifics of the candidate’s qualifications and the business context.
This position is eligible to participate in Brunswick's comprehensive and high-quality benefits offerings, including medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, 401k (up to 4% match), Health Savings Account (with company contribution), wellbeing program, product purchase discounts and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.
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We value growth and development, recognizing that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.
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