Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2024.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees. In our offices around the world, our differences are respected and valued as essential to MTI’s continued growth and innovation. Our goal is to ensure that all employees at MTI experience our workplace as a welcoming and respectful environment where they can achieve their full potential.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Position: Materials Engineer / Scientist

Location: North America | Easton, PA

Minteq International Inc. is the premier supplier of engineered refractory lining systems, metallurgical wire products, bulk calcium and calcium alloy products, refractory measurement systems, and advanced carbon products.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Materials Engineer / Scientist at our Easton, PA location. Based on education and experience, the Materials Engineer / Scientist is recognized as an expert in a particular field of technology, application, and/or development. Spends roughly equal amounts of time executing experiments and analyzing and reporting data.

Join a dynamic and diverse Research & Development team on the cutting edge of monolithic refractory product development. The team is located in a fully staffed laboratory in the Lehigh Valley with the latest analytical instruments and refractory application equipment. If you are interested in developing advanced materials and the automated processes to apply those materials this is the opportunity for you.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages multiple projects without requiring detailed direction or frequent input from supervisor.
• Primarily focused on New Product Development including the development of automated / robotic equipment for application and installation.
• Conducts projects by planning and executing experiments in the lab, pilot plant or field, including the analysis, conclusions, implementation/deployment plans, and the communication of data across the business, partners, & customers.
• Lead and supports projects.
• Manages the completion of projects through others that they may or may not supervise directly.
• Participates in preparing and delivering presentations to external customers and senior management.
• Leads and promotes activities relating to key company initiatives: EHS, OE, Expense Reduction, and New Product Development.
• Generates ideas for new technology development that support business growth plans
• Promotes business area through involvement with technical associations and presentations.
• Reviews competing technologies and develops technologies to support business strategy.
• Reviews and understands intellectual properties landscape of technical area of focus (monolithic refractories, application methods, application equipment, automated & robotic equipment, steel processing, steel refining, etc.)

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Core Employee Competencies

• Promotes Safety
• Continuous Improvement
• Communicator
• Fast, Focused and Fundamental
• Informed
• Job knowledge
• Leadership
• Results Oriented
• Self-Management
• Critical Thinking
• Teamwork

Research and Development Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Creativity
• Analysis/Lab Operations
• Mechanical
• Project Management
• Presentation Skills
• Knowledge Management Skills
• Design of Experiments
• Field Trials
• Report Writing/Documentation
• Patent and Technical Literature Awareness

Education/Experience/Language

• BS in Science or Engineering (Materials) plus previous lab/field experience required. Advanced degree in Science or Engineering preferred. Speaks, reads, writes, and understands local language – and English.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel, sometimes frequently and/or for extended periods by air and car.
• Ability to perform physical and chemical experiments and tests in a lab, pilot plant, or plant setting
• Ability to operate a computer
• Ability to lift at least 50lbs