Chemical Raw Material Developer ( engineer )

ContiTech; San Luis Potosí; Presencial; MXN 420.000 - 600.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Continental ContiTech seeks a chemist/engineer to advance chemical raw materials development. You will steer material portfolios, explore alternatives, and establish global supplier partnerships to meet cost, performance, and sustainability goals.

Strong collaboration across purchasing, QA, and supply chain is essential. The role requires a degree in chemistry or chemical engineering, 3+ years of related experience, and fluency in English and Spanish.

Formación

• Academic degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or similar.
• 3+ years of experience in related field is required.
• Knowledge and experience in development of rubber, elastomers, composites, or similar materials; including testing and data analysis
• Experience in rubber, composites, or plastic production processes favorable
• Strong customer-oriented thinking, ownership, and collaboration skills
• Sense of urgency in completing projects on time and effectively
• Intercultural fluency - ability to work with people from different cultures worldwide
• Project management experience desirable
• Fluent English and Spanish language skills

Responsabilidades

• Ensure target orientated steering and consolidation of material portfolio for chemical raw materials based on different requirements.
• Find & develop alternative chemical raw materials for current ContiTech product portfolio worldwide.
• Establish key technical partnerships with raw material suppliers & negotiate technical raw material specifications worldwide.
• Ensure operational excellence and support troubleshooting for chemical raw materials.
• Management of projects or task forces in the area of Chemical Raw Material development.
• Evaluation of materials in product related compounds.
• Technical contact for purchasing, supplier dev., quality management and supply chain management as well as suppliers for chemical raw materials topics.
• Drive strategic topics such as sustainability for raw materials.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

English fluency

Spanish fluency

Ownership and collaboration

Problem solving

Educación

Chemistry or Chemical Engineering degree

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

Continental is a leading manufacturer and industrial specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of 19.7 billion euros in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets. ContiTech is one of the world's leading experts in materials for industrial applications. As a division of the Continental Group, it offers its customers reliable, safe and efficient industrial and service solutions using a wide range of materials for off-highway applications, rail and road, aviation, underground and above-ground applications, industrial environments as well as for the food and furniture industries. With around 20,000 employees (as of March 2026) at more than 60 locations worldwide and sales of around 6.0 billion euros in 2025, the global industrial partner is active in the key regions of Asia, Europe and North and South America.

Job Description

As part of the central R&D, you are part of the Chemical Raw Material Development team. Your key task will be:

• Ensure target orientated steering and consolidation of material portfolio for chemical raw materials based on different requirements (e.g. cost, performance, supply chain stability, sustainability)
• Find & develop alternative chemical raw materials for current ContiTech product portfolio worldwide
• Establish key technical partnerships with raw material suppliers & negotiate technical raw material specifications worldwide
• Ensure operational excellence and support trouble shooting for chemical raw materials
• Management of projects or task forces in the area of Chemical Raw Material development
• Evaluation of materials in product related compounds
• Technical contact for purchasing, supplier dev., quality management and supply chain management as well as suppliers for chemical raw materials topics-
• Drive strategic topics such as sustainability for raw materials

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or similar.
• 3+ years of experience in related field is required.
• Knowledge and experience in development of rubber, elastomers, composites, or similar materials; including testing and data analysis
• Experience in rubber, composites, or plastic production processes favorable
• Strong analytical skills - problem solving, decision making, data classification, examination of correlations, etc.
• Strong customer-oriented thinking, ownership, and collaboration skills
• Sense of urgency in completing projects on time and effectively
• Intercultural fluency - Ability to work with people from different cultures around the world
• Project management experience desirable
• Fluent English and Spanish language skills

Additional Information

At Continental we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture. Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes.

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