Hiring: Staff Chemical Engineer - Water Systems and Chemistry Company: Jacuzzi Group Location: Chino, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:29:55 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Firmware, Product Management, R, Regulatory Compliance, User Experience About the job Experience: •65 years of experience delivering innovative wellness products to our consumers across our many brands. •5+ years of progressively responsible experience in water testing, water-system development, and water-chemistry management, ideally within the pool and spa or drinking-water filtration industry Required Skills: •Water Chemistry & System Development •Own the technical roadmap for water sanitization, balancing, and treatment technologies — including chlorine, bromine, mineral systems, UV, ozone, AOP, salt/electrolytic chlorination, and emerging alternatives — across current and future spa platforms •Design and develop water-treatment subsystems in collaboration with mechanical and controls engineering, including filtration, dosing, circulation, and sensor integration •Translate water-chemistry science into engineering requirements, design inputs, and acceptance criteria that mechanical, electrical, and firmware teams can build to Evaluate and recommend chemistries, media, and treatment technologies, balancing performance, cost, user experience, regulatory compliance, and long-term reliability •Test Protocol Development & Validation •Build rigorous, repeatable test protocols for water quality, sanitizer efficacy, oxidation performance, scale and corrosion behavior, filter loading, and long-term system durability under realistic bather-load conditions •Stand up and run lab and field studies, including accelerated aging, microbial challenge testing, sensor accuracy, and chemical compatibility with materials used in spa construction •Document test results in clear, audit-ready technical reports — protocols, raw data, statistical analysis, conclusions, and recommendations — supporting engineering decisions, regulatory submissions, and marketing claims Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related discipline from an ABET-accredited program •Demonstrated, hands-on expertise with sanitizer chemistry (chlorine, bromine, mineral, UV, ozone, AOP, electrolytic systems), water balance, scale and corrosion control, and microbial control •Proven ability to design, write, execute, and document formal test protocols (DOE, accelerated life, efficacy, compatibility) and draw defensible conclusions from data •Strong working knowledge of analytical methods and instrumentation for water quality (spectrophotometry, titration, ion chromatography, ORP/pH/conductivity probes, microbial assays) •Strong written and verbal communication skills •Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities with strong attention to detail •Direct experience developing or qualifying products to NSF/ANSI 50, 60/61, 53/42/55/58, or APSP/PHTA standards •Solid functional working knowledge of EPA pesticide registration (FIFRA) and familiarity with relevant state and local health-department spa regulations •Prior experience working with external R&D partners, chemistry suppliers, contract labs, or academic institutions on joint development programs Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!