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We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”\nHexcel is currently seeking a Scientist Chemist for our Salt Lake City, UT, USA location.\nThe selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:\nDevelop and validate scientific theories linking polyacrylonitrile conversion conditions, carbon fiber surface characteristics, sizing chemistry, and composite performance.\nLead cross-functional research to establish structure-property relationships using materials characterization and composite testing methods.\nDefine strategies for next-generation carbon fiber products that meet customer and business requirements.\nPlan and execute laboratory, pilot-scale, and manufacturing-scale trials using design of experiments and appropriate statistical analysis.\nApply surface and interface characterization techniques and serve as the subject matter expert for carbon fiber sizing and surface treatment processes.\nSupport scale-up, root-cause investigations, and customer-facing technical challenges related to fiber surface, interface, and CFRP performance.\nQualifications:\nPh.D. in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Physics, or a related field.\nKnowledge of surface chemistry, interfacial science, materials characterization, polymer science, carbon fibers, graphitic materials, or composite materials.\nExperience planning experiments, analyzing data, and applying statistical methods, including design of experiments and measurement system analysis.\nExperience with one or more characterization methods such as XPS, ToF-SIMS, AFM, SEM, Raman, or FTIR.\nAbility to apply engineering principles to scale new products and processes from laboratory through production and work effectively across R&D, operations, and business teams.\nAbility to communicate technical information through reports, procedures, presentations, and discussions with managers, customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams. Programming experience using Python, SQL, MATLAB, or R is a plus.\nEligible candidates must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.\nHexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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