Jacuzzi Group is seeking a Staff Chemical Engineer to serve as the technical leader for water chemistry, water treatment, and water-system development across Jacuzzi Group’s hot tub product portfolio, sitting within our cross-functional Engineering department and partnering daily with mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing engineers, as well as Product Management, Quality, Regulatory, and external technology partners. This role owns the science behind how our hot tubs keep water clean, clear, and safe — from first-principles chemistry through field validation and post-launch monitoring.
This is a hybrid role based at our Chino, CA facility, with time split between office, engineering lab, and manufacturing/test floor on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and offers the ability to work remotely on Wednesdays and Fridays. Occasional domestic and international travel (up to ~15%) is expected to support supplier visits, contract labs, partner facilities, and trade events.
You are a rigorous, hands-on water chemistry engineer who reaches for first principles before received wisdom, and who takes genuine pride in the science behind a product that millions of people interact with daily. You can defend a test protocol to a skeptical engineering review and explain the same result to a marketing partner without losing either audience — and you’re just as comfortable spinning up a test rig yourself as you are presenting findings to an executive team. You thrive in cross-functional environments, respect the constraints other disciplines bring to the table, and find solutions that work for the whole system, not just the chemistry.