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Application Technology Engineer/Chemist

Requisition ID:  6423
Location: 

Naugatuck, CT, US, 06770

Business Unit / Group Function:  Urethane Systems
Work Arrangement:  Partially remote
Level of Experience:  Intermediate

Employee Type: Regular

 

Who we are
 

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.7 billion in 2023. The company currently has about 12,800 employees in 32 countries. Our core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good. 

We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!

Join our Team!
 

Job Highlights

  • Apply understanding of elastomer performance, prepolymers, curatives, and other formulation aspects, solving problems in urethane performance and processing. Develop new tests if necessary, such as the development of physical property tests for rebonded foam efforts.
  • Explore new market areas as part of cross functional “strategy teams”. Contribute to team thinking in terms of the technical knowledge and capabilities that can be applied. Seek strong understanding of unmet needs and focus development efforts to exploit these.
  • Advance our formulations capability in new market categories with different needs, such as the rebonded foam market. Demonstrate formulation advantages.
  • Recognize opportunities to patent formulation compositions and application ideas/successes. Highlight these to TS&D director and IP counsel, and establish potential value and path for exploration.
  • Bridge the gap between R&D and Applications, developing new prepolymers on a lab scale for specific application projects to accelerate programs within the TS&D group.
  • Develop strong customer relationships and manage a significant portfolio of technical service needs for these customers. Follow service policy guidelines in most cases, recognizing and highlighting more attractive opportunities for approval on an exception basis. Work with TS&D director to balance work load vs AD priorities, and ensure our time is used to best advantage.
  • Provide trip reports and highlights to the Urethanes organization. Contribute to our global knowledge base and understanding of polyurethanes. Publish Application Development reports in areas of significant development.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science is required, advanced degrees a plus.
  • Ideally 3 to 5 years of chemical indutry experience, supporting polymer research and formulations.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability guide others. Individual needs to be approachable by customers and employees with a wide range of backgrounds and skills.
  • Ability to lead the team in solving application issues via formulation, and in recognizing needs that have a high vs low chance of being solved.
  • Solid knowledge of the URE product line, their processing needs and pitfalls. Ability to recommend specific products and processing.
  • Ability to synthesize new prepolymer formulations for particular needs.
  • Position has ability for hybrid work schedule, typically 4 days on-site, 1 day working from home each week.

 

What we offer you

 

  • Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program. The established pay range for this position is $85,000 to $115,000. Please note, the actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
  • Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
  • Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
  • Diversity: LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.

 

LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors.  

 
Join the LANXESS team!

 


Nearest Major Market: New Haven
Nearest Secondary Market: Hartford
Job Segment: Chemical Research, Chemical Engineer, Research Scientist, Application Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering, Science

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