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Dow's Post Reactor Extrusion & Processing R&D group, within Dow’s Packaging & Specialty Plastics division, has an exciting opportunity for an Associate R&D Specialist or R&D Specialist located in Lake Jackson, TX. The primary focus of this position includes leading lab scale compounding & extrusion process development across multiple businesses areas, developing new process for product innovation, and supporting internal/external trials.
Responsibilities / Duties
- Supports the chemistry and operation of extrusion and other R&D equipment in compliance with Dow’s EH&S standard. Ensure equipment maintained and operated at high level to support R&D needs.
- Conduct research and development efforts on compounding & extrusion projects in the lab using knowledge of scientific principles, theory and experimental design.
- Drive compounding process development for productivity improvement
- Develop and implement technical solutions through hands-on experimentation/problem-solving for well-defined research problems.
- Generates sound research data, interpretation of results, and data handling.
- Consistently applies the Scientific Method in the planning and execution of experimental plans and problem solving. Formulate hypotheses and develop experimental plans to test hypotheses.
- Communicates and appropriately documents work in the form of internal reports/presentations. Draft and submit patent disclosures as appropriate.
- Keeps current with developments in relevant area of technology. Serves as an information resource for the project team and stakeholders.
- Collaborates effectively across the department; presents research project updates and demonstrates capability to influence audience with effective presentation skills.
- Serves on multi-disciplinary project teams to collaborate, provide technical input, and deliver results aligned with team deliverables.
- Understands and follows EH&S standards, policies and procedures applicable to their job. Lead by example in the area of safety behaviors by promoting safe work habits.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or other science related fields.
- Academic or Industrial lab experience in relevant area
- Ability to work independently and in a team-environment to drive projects to completion. Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Chemical Engineering or other science related fields.
- Experience in polyolefin material science and/or formulation area as a plus
- Experience in compounding & extrusion area as a plus
- Digital/Modelling experience in process development and simulation as a plus
Benefits – What Dow offers you
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Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
- 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).
- Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
- 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.
- Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
- 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)
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
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We combine global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future.
Our ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Our portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for our customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications.
