Polymer Chemist - New Product Development
Posted on: 19 Dec 2021
Florence, KY
Job Description
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will develop new technology platforms for high temperature engineering thermoplastics and collaborate with product development, application development and marketing to commercialize these platforms. Work with external and internal customers to translate functional requirements to product requirements
Use a variety of sources and ideation techniques to develop new technology concepts that enable new product properties as well as applications
Investigate potential new chemical synthesis routes and process technologies to produce high-performance polymers
Develop and refine kinetic, thermodynamic and reactor models for monomer and polymerization processes to enable higher capital efficiency, productivity, product consistency and product flexibility.
Drive process development rigor to improve process cost situation and implement new technologies in plant manufacturing processes.
Develop and establish intellectual property through filing of patents and documenting trade
Qualifications:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
PhD. Chemistry/Polymer Science or Engineering/Chemical Engineering/Materials Science or related
5+ years of industry or academic experience in polymer synthesis, product development, or process development
Working knowledge of analytical characterization techniques for rheological, mechanical, thermal properties
Background in polymer synthesis and polymer structure-property relationships
Background in fundamental engineering principles including heat & mass transfer, unit operations, reaction engineering, fluid mechanics and modeling
Familiarity with reactor design and process considerations for batch and continuous production systems; the use of process simulation tools for complex chemical processes; with polymer chemistry and rheology; with statistical tools and design of experiments; chemical analysis and material characterization techniques
Ability to work safely in an industrial environment; must be able to assess and minimize risk potential of new chemistries and processes
Project management and organizational skills required to develop detailed project time-lines with key milestones and deliverables
Works well in team environment and possess the interpersonal and communication skills needed to work effectively in cross-functional teams to drive project from lab-to-commercial scale
Highly driven and results-oriented
Celanese
Irving, TX
WHO IS CELANESE?
We’re engineers, scientists, operators and product developers. We’re innovators, advisers, designers and problem solvers. Most importantly, we’re partners – in creating value for our customers with the solutions we offer and in improving the world through the actions of our colleagues.
Celanese is The Chemistry Inside Innovation™ and we aspire to be the first-choice chemistry solution source for our customers.
We know what you’re thinking – that’s a lot to promise and that’s a lot to do. Well, we would agree with you, but we’re up for the challenge and we owe it to our customers, shareholders, and employees to deliver on our promise.
WHAT DOES CELANESE DO?
We produce products that make our lives a little easier, by helping customers to bring their inspired ideas and innovations to life. From the global production network of our Acetyl Chain, we provide materials that are critical to the global chemicals and paints and coatings industries. From our broad portfolio of Materials Solutions, we advance automotive and consumer electronic designs and enable life-improving medical, food and beverage products – we offer solutions to our customers to help them succeed.
WHERE IS CELANESE?
While we call Dallas, Texas home for our headquarters, we have approximately 7,500 employees working to serve our customers around the world. From Dallas to Amsterdam to Shanghai, we manage a global network of commercial offices, technical centers, and twenty-seven production facilities and additional strategic affiliate production facilities.
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IndustryManufacturing
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