Research Engineer II

ICL Group; Heerlen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ICL Growing Solutions, based in Heerlen, the Netherlands, seeks an experienced R&D Process Engineer to drive polymer coating process development and scale-up from lab prototypes to full-scale production, in a dynamic, compliant environment.

You will join the R&D Engineering group in Heerlen and contribute across multiple projects, collaborating with production, QA, and external partners to deliver robust, scalable processes.

Qualifications

• MEng degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 5+ years experience in equivalent industrial environment.
• Affinity for innovation and R&D.
• Excellent data processing and presentation skills.
• Proficient in reporting to different stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills in English (Dutch is highly appreciated).

Responsibilities

• Participate in several R&D projects (with leading role in some) as engineering and scale up partner.
• Contribute to the needed experiments in the lab and scale up to pilot and full-scale trials.
• Be the R&D partner in the engineering of production lines (modifications and building of new) from the conceptual design of new process to support all engineering stages to construction and start-up.
• Support production engineering department in troubleshooting of the manufacturing lines.
• Collect and process experimental data to be able to draw conclusions on engineering and scale up aspects of a project.
• Communication with different stakeholders to keep alignment of the project.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Report writing

English proficiency

Innovation & R&D

Education

MEng in Chemical Engineering

Job description

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In the challenging world of specialty fertilizers, a company striving to keep the lead like ICL Growing Solutions needs rapid adaptation to market requests and continuous introduction of new products while keeping high quality and strict compliance with regulations.

In this dynamic environment you, as R&D process engineer, will use your innovative thinking and engineering skills to adapt and improve existing processes and develop novel technologies for the polymer coating of fertilizers. You will be directly involved in virtually all the stages of the development, from the manufacturing of prototypes in the lab to the scale up and design of the full commercial scale process. As R&D process engineer you will be a key player in different research projects.

You will be part of the R&D Engineering group in Heerlen (The Netherlands) which is part of the global ICL Growing Solutions, with possible assignments to different locations worldwide.

Position and key responsibilities

• Participate in several R&D projects (with leading role ins some) as engineering and scale up partner.
• Contribute to the needed experiments in the lab and scale up to pilot and full-scale trials.
• Be the R&D partner in the engineering of production lines (modifications and building of new) from the conceptual design of new process to support all engineering stages to construction and start-up.
• Support production engineering department in troubleshooting of the manufacturing lines.
• Collect and process experimental data to be able to draw conclusions on engineering and scale up aspects of a project.
• Communication with different stakeholders to keep alignment of the project.

Your profile

• MEng degree in Chemical Engineering
• 5+ years experience in equivalent industrial environment
• Affinity for innovation and R&D
• Excellent data processing and presentation skills
• Proficient in reporting to different stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills in English (Dutch is highly appreciated)

Reports to

Senior Manager R&D CRF Engineering

What we offer

We offer a challenging fulltime role in a dynamic environment where you will be developing the new products and processes that will make the strong growth ambitions of ICL become true. We always strive to be the best and encourage everyone who works with us to excel. We also embrace diversity, give people the latitude to express themselves and value differing opinions.