Senior Scientist - R&D Specialty Lubricants

DuPont•Midland, MI

About The Position

The Aerospace and Industrial business of DuPont provides high-performance engineering resins, adhesives, and lubricants for demanding applications and environments. The MOLYKOTE® Specialty Lubricants team seeks an innovative Senior Scientist to solve customer challenges across multiple industries and the lubrication portfolio, including greases and silicone compounds. The role partners with Americas and global R&D, technical service and development (TS&D), and manufacturing teams to develop new products and improve existing products for current and future needs. The scientist applies critical thinking and scientific methods to customer and business challenges, manages multiple priorities, and contributes to product and process improvements. The role involves developing products from concept through commercialization, validating solutions, scaling up products at manufacturing plants, working with specialty lubricant test equipment, and collaborating with multifunctional and global teams.

Requirements

MS or PhD in Chemistry or a related field; a BS is considered with 7 or more years of relevant industrial experience.
Demonstrated integrity, thoroughness, creativity, flexibility, initiative, problem-solving ability, and productive collaborative teamwork.
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and in a dynamic multifunctional team and deliver on time-driven commitments.
Competency in scientific methodology and data analysis tools, with the ability to take products from initial concept through commercialization.
Ability to build relationships and influence across functions and network internally and externally.
Strong customer engagement and interaction skills.
Willingness to travel up to 15%.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the formulation or development of lubricants or silicone products is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead or participate as a core member of a product commercialization team.
Develop new and modified products to meet customer and market needs.
Use scientific methods to validate solutions to applications, quality issues, or new products, including learning and applying relevant industry standards and test methods.
Explore the properties of advanced lubricants to create differentiated, value-added customer solutions.
Lead scale-up activities for new products at manufacturing plants.
Develop expertise with specialty lubricant test equipment, collaborating with the global tribologist.
Participate in multifunctional teams, including R&D, business development, marketing, and supply chain, to deliver on team and business priorities.
Collaborate with global R&D, application development, sales, marketing, manufacturing, product stewardship, and logistics teams.
Bring forward ideas to improve products and processes and deliver on business goals.
Build relationships and influence across functions, and network internally and externally to advance business and technology goals.
Engage with customers and participate in the external lubricants industry and related organizations or societies.