Advanced Engineer, Product Technology – Polyester

Celanese; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Celanese is looking for a technology expert for the polyester product family in Florence, Kentucky. This role involves providing technology recommendations, managing product development, and ensuring data quality to meet business goals.

Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in Materials Science or a related field, with at least 5 years of relevant experience. Strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a cross-functional environment are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in thermoplastics manufacturing or product development.
• Strong understanding of polymer characterization and analytical techniques.
• Ability to influence and align objectives across functions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain internal product release criteria for commercial and new products.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing and supply issues.
• Steward product data quality and manage connections to new customers.

Skills

Polymer characterization

Technical communication

Project management

Analytical techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Injection molding

Compounding operations

Twin-screw extrusion technologies

Job description

Job Description

This role will act as a technology expert forPolyesterproduct family.He or she will provide technology recommendations and guidance to other teams within Celanese such asthe businessmanagement, stewardship, manufacturing,qualityand others to achieve business goals and to make business decisions.Additionally, this role will have product development responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• The individual willmaintaininternal product release criteria in line with manufacturing capabilities and customer requirements for commercial products and new products under development.
• The individual will provide technical supportofbusiness-critical manufacturing and supply issues to internal and external customers.
• He or she will be a steward of product data quality, communication and enable connections of product attributes to new customers and applications.
• The individual will take ondevelopmentof newpolyestersproducts as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, ora relatedtechnical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in thermoplastics manufacturing, product development, application development, product management, or technical service within engineering polymers.
• Strong understanding of polymer characterization, analytical techniques, and material property testing methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and alignobjectivesacross technical, commercial, and operational functions.
• Experience troubleshooting complex product, process, or application-related issues.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and customer-facing communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively in cross-functional environments.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, ora relatedfield.
• Technicalexpertisewith polyester resins, formulations, and applications.
• Knowledge of semi-crystalline thermoplastics, structure-property relationships, and performance optimization.
• Experience with injection molding, compounding operations, and twin-screw extrusion technologies.
• Working knowledge of statistical process control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience supporting product commercialization and customer qualification programs.
• Familiarity with sustainability initiatives, recycled content technologies, or circular economy applications within engineering polymers.