CTD Engineer - E&I (Smart Devices)

Syensqo•Alpharetta, GA

58d•$79,000 - $106,200

About The Position

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We're not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet's beauty for the generations to come. We are looking for: The " CTD Engineer - E&I (Smart Devices)" sits within our Customer Technical Development function within Syensqo Specialty Polymers and is designed to provide strong technical expertise and value to our customers by leveraging the entire product portfolio, resources, and know-how of the GBU. Syensqo Specialty Polymers is looking for creative, curious self-starters and leaders interested in non-routine challenges to join the Technical Development team and support Smart Devices applications in North America. You will be responsible for providing technical application development expertise to one of our most important customers of the GBU and will interact with the internal organization (commercial teams, application development team, R&I, manufacturing, etc.) to develop total customer solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, material science, or equivalent applicable technical degree
5+ years of experience in a technical position working with polymers: knowledge of polymer physics, materials engineering, and manufacturing processes
Hands-on experience working with polymers in a manufacturing environment (extrusion, injection molding, compression molding)
Ability to execute projects with short life cycles
Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively to build deep relationships with both external customers and within a global team
Strong communication skills & customer-focus
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, technically oriented
Excellent communication skills
Ability to apply technical knowledge in a customer-facing and commercial environment
Excellent project management skills
Data analysis, quantitative, qualitative

Nice To Haves

Experience in smart devices applications/customers/tiers is a plus
Mechanical aptitude, experience in part and tooling design, and failure analysis

Responsibilities

You will work directly with customers in collaboration with sales and marketing to identify & develop application opportunities where Syensqo's specialty polymers add value and solve customer problems.
Elicit a complete set of customer requirements and develop the value proposition of Syensqo materials.
Work directly with the Global CTD community and our R&I teams, to lead the development and implementation of solutions for customer technical requirements. This includes polymer material recommendation and qualification, design support to customer applications, prototyping & testing, tooling design recommendations, and processing assistance.
Provide technical training and literature for both internal and external use on designing with polymers, material selection, polymer processing, virtual engineering simulation, and prototyping.
Champion sustainability solutions.
Collaboratively interact and share expertise with the global CTD team and create technical marketing literature.

Benefits

Long-lasting excellent customer relations, self-dependent working, and a variety of tasks in one of the world's leading chemical companies.
Excellent training & development possibilities.
You will acquire dynamic market knowledge and competitive landscape understanding.
Competitive salary and benefits package
16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations.
Training platform for all employees
Free language courses (24 languages available)

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