Technical Lead, Engineered Polymers (TPU/ESD) – SEA

Lubrizol Southeast Asia Pte Ltd; Seremban; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lubrizol Southeast Asia Pte Ltd is seeking a Technical Manager for Engineered Polymer (TPU, ESD) to lead development, tech service, and application development across Southeast Asia. You will collaborate with customers, sales, manufacturing, and global tech teams to drive innovation, accelerate commercialization, and support strategic growth.

The role requires strong knowledge of TPU/TPE elastomers and polymer processing, with hands-on formulation experience and a track record of scaled product

Qualifications

• Master degree and above in Polymers, Material Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related subjects.
• 5+ years of polymer application and product development working experience.
• In-depth understanding of polymer structure-processing-property relationship; hands-on formulation development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences.
• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Capability in polymer property evaluation per industry standards (ASTM, ISO, ANSI, UL).
• Compounding recipe experience on engineering plastics (PC/PEEK/PP/COC).
• Familiar with extrusion/molding processes.
• Deep understanding of TPU, TPE, TPV, TPEE properties.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, optimization, and commercialization of ESD/IDP polymer products and solutions.
• Partner with manufacturing and process teams for scale-up, process optimization, quality, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Support product portfolio development and technology roadmaps to strengthen competitiveness.
• Serve as primary technical interface for key customers, delivering high-quality technical support in ESD business.
• Work with customers to understand requirements, identify challenges, and deliver material solutions.
• Lead customer trials, qualification activities, troubleshooting, and commercialization projects.
• Support complaint investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Provide scientific and technical support to manufacturing: technology transfer, scale-up, troubleshooting.
• Translate application requirements into product specs for existing or new products.
• Lead cross-functional project teams to ensure effective execution and delivery.

Skills

Polymer applications

Product development

Analytical and problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication (English)

Education

Master degree in Polymers/Materials/Chemical Engineering

Tools

ASTM/ISO/ANSI/UL standards

Job description

Lubrizol Southeast Asia Pte Ltd is seeking a Technical Manager for Engineered Polymer (TPU, ESD) to lead development, tech service, and application development across Southeast Asia. You will collaborate with customers, sales, manufacturing, and global tech teams to drive innovation, accelerate commercialization, and support strategic growth.

The role requires strong knowledge of TPU/TPE elastomers and polymer processing, with hands-on formulation experience and a track record of scaled product