R&D Engineer - Refrigerants Test Center (Early Career)

Chemours•Newark, NJ

37d•Onsite

About The Position

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world. CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry. The Chemours Discovery Hub, a newly constructed 320,000 ft² world-class R&D/Application Development research facility located in Newark, DE, has an R&D Engineer position available in the Technology function. In Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS), we harness next-generation, low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) technology to provide market driven innovations to customers in the areas of Refrigerants, Propellants, Fire Protection, Foam Blowing Agents used in various systems for building and construction segments, and Mobile and Stationary heating and cooling systems. Our technical organization consists of experts in the areas of fluorine, catalysis, process development, analytical and formulation science, and application development to name a few. This key role will support R&D projects within the Refrigerants Test Center (RTC) with specific focus on operation of refrigeration equipment, system design, data collection and interpretation. This role is based in the Chemours Discovery Hub in Newark, DE.

Requirements

Bachelors or Masters in an Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical Engineering is preferred).
Relevant hands-on experience working on refrigeration or air conditioning equipment or components (e.g. compressors, heat exchangers, etc.) or system level (e.g. commercial, residential…).
Good interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, excellent presentation skills, and the ability to work well with all levels in the organization.
Ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple, complex, time-sensitive projects.
Ability to work in a team environment with high degree of initiative and self-motivation and flexibility to monitor and move projects forward quickly and safely.

Nice To Haves

Relevant Internship/Co-op experience working on refrigeration or air conditioning equipment or components (e.g. compressors, heat exchangers, etc.) or system level (e.g. commercial, residential…).

Responsibilities

Manage Refrigerant Test Center (RTC) projects, including and not limited to the testing of air conditioning, heat pump & refrigeration systems, data acquisition systems, instrumentation, operation and troubleshooting.
Design and lead execution of experiments in laboratory environment.
Perform thermodynamic cycle modelling and calculations.
Analyze data, draw statistically based conclusions and determine next steps.
Set project priorities and timeline in coordination with the relevant parties.
Engage key external customers to develop and understand the tradeoffs on equipment design when adopting new solutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams within the organization, customers and partners.
Participate in conferences and share the findings under the format of technical papers.
Knowledge or the desire to learn fluorochemical science and related application technologies.
Travel 10% of time to customers and partners.