The Material Research division focuses on building a global leading material base by researching and developing differentiated advanced materials.
The main areas of research are automotive (composite), solar and electronic materials.
For automotive and functional materials, we continue to preoccupy the market with leading items and study materials and technologies that are differentiated. For solar and electronic materials, in order to expand our business area with growth-based items, we are pursuing technological innovation through continuous research and development and investment.
- Automotive: Chemical Engineering, Polymers, Mechanical Engineering, New Materials Engineering, etc.
- Solar/Electronics: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), New Materials Engineering, Electronic Engineering, etc.
4 years (bachelor) or higher
Understanding of lightweight composites and automotive parts materials, high-functional film materials for coatings-based energy/electronics
Development of thermoplastic composite and high-end materials/parts, development of hybrid materials, design/analysis/evaluation ability
You can understand the overall contents of R&D and improve your problem-solving skills. You can also contribute to the growth of the business through various projects. In the case of development of new items, it includes all the processes, including item discovery (technology and market research), R&D, cost analysis, Lab/Pilot development, outsourcing company, initial process stabilization and customer response. Therefore, it is possible to switch your career to various fields such as business department planning, technical sales, and production management.