About the position
Trinseo is a different kind of global materials company - at the intersection of people, technology, and customers. We are a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Our culture is built on passion and innovation. A career at Trinseo presents a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment. Helping customers solve their most complex material challenges is the reason we come to work each day. We are seeking innovative thinkers - ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value. As a global materials solutions provider focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to our customers, we need people to feel respected and included so they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We strive to create workplaces that reflect all communities and customers we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. That's why we're fully committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to drive us forward every day.
Responsibilities
- Develop new testing capability or equipment capability as needed to support new product and application development for injection molded products, including polycarbonate & polycarbonate/ABS blends.
- Conduct trials, develop process parameters, complete characterization, data analysis and prepare reports/presentations to support new developments for key projects, or programs.
- Coordinate with analytical sciences team to complete testing and summarize results.
- Generate and document results to support product registration, technical literature, research direction, and patent applications.
- Stay up to date on developments in key markets of interest (automotive, electronic and medical), relevant processes, equipment, software, product design.
- Maintain close partnership with internal (commercial and new business development teams) and external stakeholders to accelerate new product/application development efforts.
- Represent Trinseo in strategic customer meetings, conferences, tradeshows, and industry trade organizations.
- Develop new processing and testing expertise to support our new developments in the relevant end markets.
- Provide technical support to NA rigid compounds customers by responding to customer inquiries on products and literature in a timely and professional manner.
- Assist in customer training on Trinseo LLC technology and market communication efforts.
Requirements
- PhD or Master's degree in the Chemistry, Polymer, or Material Science fields.
- 8+ years of industrial application development experience with a PhD, 10+ years with a MS.
- Experience in polymer processing (especially injection molding and extrusion, compounding), and experience in leading product/application development efforts required.
- Experience with thermoplastic materials and background in automotive, electronics, and medical markets strongly preferred.
- Experience and/or training in polymer characterization, testing, and melt processing.
- Proficiency with PC software applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, experimental design software).
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation).
- Familiarity with Intellectual Property and the patent process.
