Technical Applications Specialist
Ingevity•Tulsa, OK
About The Position
The Technical Applications Specialist is an integral part of Ingevity’s Pavement Technologies team, executing technical projects, interpreting results, and developing customer-focused solutions for the successful application of pavement preservation or reconstruction treatments. The role focuses on formulating asphalt emulsions, optimizing asphalt mixtures, and developing asphalt emulsion technologies at Ingevity’s Tulsa location. The specialist works across technical and commercial teams and partners with customers, agencies, and industry organizations.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of laboratory experience in asphalt testing, emulsion formulations, and/or asphalt mixture evaluations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
- Willingness to travel up to 15% for customer support, jobsite visits, training, and industry events.
- Proven success providing customer-facing technical support and collaborating across functions to deliver customer and business value.
- Strong analytical judgment and troubleshooting skills, including the ability to connect laboratory results to production and field performance.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with customers, cross-functional teams, and industry partners.
- Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, a team-oriented mindset, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and business demands.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications for communication, data analysis, reporting, collaboration, and project coordination.
- Ability to safely perform laboratory and job-related activities, including handling, lifting, and transporting materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate laboratory safety practices through routine inspections, hazard recognition, process safety reviews, housekeeping, corrective-action follow-through, and compliance with company SH&E requirements.
- Own technical projects and independently perform testing protocols in accordance with current internal procedures and applicable AASHTO, ASTM, and ISSA methods.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and traceable records.
- Collaborate with the team to conduct evaluations, interpret results, and develop innovative solutions to meet customer needs.
- Communicate technical guidance to internal and external customers on formulation, mix design, troubleshooting, method development, and interpretation of laboratory and field performance.
- Formulate asphalt emulsions, optimize asphalt mixtures, and develop asphalt emulsion technologies.
