Do You Want to Build Your Career in a Work Culture That Lets You Achieve More? Could You Imagine Shaping a Brighter Future With Us?
If yes, become part of Hempel’s R&D team in our brand laboratory based in Spain, Polinyà (Barcelona). We are looking for scientists that will be passionate about developing & supporting the next generation of protective products we offer our global clients.
Do You Want to Work in a Safe, Inclusive, and Equitable Environment?
You will have the unique opportunity to Support Senior Scientists in innovation, product development and/or product maintenance for protective coatings and improve or generate new products and processes.
In this role you will report directly to our R&D Manager, Core and Best Corrosion and collaborate closely a broad range colleagues worldwide. We always work together to influence our road ahead. We want you to be part of our journey of growth and of an outstanding, global family.
What you can look forward to in this Role:
- Plan, design, conduct and report fundamental research
- Prepare experimental paints and test specimens
- Evaluate current and experimental coating systems according to agreed methods, standards and customer specifications
- Keep accurate, complete and produce quality reports of your activity
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the highest business impact of the projects
You would be a phenomenal colleague if you have
- University degree in technical studies (Engineering) or Chemistry would be valuable
- Relevant experience or chemical background
- Project Management Skills
- Specific knowledge of the paints and coatings technologies would be valuable
- Verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually
- Microsoft skills
Sound like a match?
Welcome to apply! Click the ‘Apply for position’ button in the top-right corner and submit your application letter with a CV in English via our recruitment system.
Attractive salary and excellent compensation and benefits package are also part of the advantages of being part of our team.
Application due
2025-06-11Seniority Level
AssociateJob Functions
ScienceIndustry
Chemicals
At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other.
We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact.
At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents, we can achieve great things, together.
What We Do
As a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions, Hempel is a global company with strong values, working with customers in the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Hempel factories, R&D centres and stock points are established in every region.
Hempel’s paints and coatings protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and play an essential role in our customers’ businesses. They help minimise maintenance costs, improve aesthetics and increase energy efficiency.
At Hempel, our purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions. We firmly believe that we will succeed as a business only if we place sustainability at our heart. Not only is it the right thing to do, it will strengthen our competitive position, make ourselves more resilient and reduce our risk.
Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915. It is proudly owned by the Hempel Foundation, which ensures a solid economic base for the Hempel Group and supports cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific purposes around the world





