Research Scientist

Dow Chemical•Freeport, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Research Scientist located in Lake Jackson, TX. This role will reside with-in Dow's Industrial Solutions Energy Platform and the selected candidate will join a high performing R&D team of engineers and scientists collaborating on Gas Treating and Carbon Capture focused Innovation. The candidate will have ample opportunity for R&D project leadership, direct customer engagement, and contribution towards business development. The work of this team will be implemented in the 5 global regions: Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East / Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Requirements

B.S in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, Process Engineering, Energy Engineering, or Environmental Engineering or similar field required.
Minimum 3 years of relevant industry/field experience required.
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.
No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process
Strong understanding of vapor-liquid equilibrium, heat and mass transfer, and process separations.
Demonstrated experience in process engineering in midstream and natural gas processing applications, including gas sweetening and gas dehydration through deployment of formulated amine solutions.
Expertise in process simulation and modeling with platforms such as Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, ProTreat, UNISIM, or ProMax.
Proven excellent ability to collaborate with stakeholders in various business functions (sales, marketing, TS&D, etc) as well as external customers.
Active Listening to understand customer needs, collaborating with teams, and responding thoughtfully.
Demonstrated ability to both lead and be a team player, in planning and executing projects with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve maximum productivity towards decisions or milestones in a timely manner.
Ability to write code including custom modules for process simulators and/or scripting for analysis of simulation results
Demonstrated background in intellectual property including patent filing, competitive analysis, prior art searches.
Strong track record of innovation documentation in journals and patents

Nice To Haves

PhD preferred.
5 or more years preferred.
This position requires approximately up to 10% travel.

Responsibilities

Conduct chemical process modeling for the design of gas treating plants using alkanolamine and glycol-based solvents for gas sweetening and dehydration applications.
Develop subject matter expertise in gas treating process simulation, working with established proprietary (ProComp) and commercial simulator platforms.
Perform Technoeconomic analysis including capital and operating cost estimation for complex processes.
Create process design packages by means of established engineering practice, process simulation, empirical design guidelines to extend Dow’s gas treating Innovation portfolio.
Interface effectively with multiple stakeholders across different functions (Research & Development, Technical Sales & Development, Commercial and Marketing).
Interface with laboratory teams for development of physical, chemical, and thermophysical properties and that operate pilot plant facilities.
Monitor competition and market trends relative to Dow intellectual capital positions and integrate the information into group activities and projects
Support ideation and pipeline filling for a global R&D project portfolio, and as applicable, generate intellectual property.
Document work in company-internal research reports.
Publish external papers for targeted technical marketing venues, including prominent trade journals and conferences.
Undertake Dow safety training and exhibit excellent safety mindset.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs.
Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)