Application Engineer

Cabot Corporation; New Hampshire; Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits start day one

401K savings plan

Annual bonus

Job summary

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Senior Inkjet Applications Engineer / Manager to join the Inkjet Technical Service team at the Billerica, MA location. The role focuses on technical leadership and direct customer engagement across inkjet dispersion technologies.

The successful candidate will drive trials, support trials and evaluations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver ink solutions while advancing Cabot’s market leadership in inkjet applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/University Degree required.
• 10+ years’ technical experience inclusive of inkjet ink formulation and preferably dispersion science and inkjet system applications engineering.
• Customer Relationship Excellence: Experience with establishing and maintaining long-term strategic relationships with customers related to technical ink problem solving and ability to seek out requirements needs.
• Chemical lab experience preferred.
• Dispersion knowledge and ink formulation knowledge in multiple application spaces such as desktop printing, office printing, industrial printing, and packaging.
• Communication skills: ability to engage in verbal and written communications of complex data to diverse audiences.
• Problem solving: apply multiple specializations to identify causes of, and potential solutions to, complex fluid problems.

Responsibilities

• Act as the customer-facing technical expert supporting adoption of Cabot's inkjet dispersion technologies in the Americas region.
• Serve as the principal technical service conduit between regions and Cabot’s inkjet R&D hub in Billerica, MA with 1 direct report.
• Lead rapid-turnaround laboratory projects for troubleshooting and prototyping ink/dispersion solution concepts.
• Lead technical visits to customer locations to support trials, evaluations, and problem-solving activities.
• Identify emerging trends of new product opportunities by observing customer challenges at multiple accounts.
• Provide leadership to laboratory staff and coach team members.
• Coordinate with Quality, Production, R&D, Sales, and Marketing to align customer needs with Cabot products.

Skills

Inkjet formulation

Dispersion science

Inkjet system apps

Customer relationships

Chemical lab work

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

Your Role At Cabot

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Senior Inkjet Applications Engineer / Manager to join the Inkjet Technical Service team at the Billerica, MA location.

Responsibilities

This role is a key position with global exposure within the inkjet team to help grow business through greater technical penetration of customer accounts and more effective adoption of Cabot products through the responsibilities below:

• The customer-facing technical expert supporting the adoption and successful use of Cabot's inkjet dispersion technologies in the Americas region.
• Serves as the principal technical service conduit between other regions and Cabot’s inkjet R&D hub in Billerica, MA with 1 direct report.
• The successful candidate will increase Cabot’s profile as a valued technical partner by enabling customer technical success and helping guide the customer’s development of ink solutions. In doing so, the candidate will improve Cabot’s understanding of market needs through market-leading customers.
• Adapts Cabot knowledge and technical capability to a wide range of customer needs by leading rapid-turnaround laboratory projects for both troubleshooting and prototyping ink/dispersion solution concepts.

This role is based at the Billerica, MA location, but is eligible to participate in the current Hybrid Working Arrangement program (Monday/Friday remote and Tuesday-Thursday in office).

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Leads the technical discovery process to define customer performance requirements, ensuring customer needs are translated into actionable ink/dispersion solutions and Cabot R&D plans.
• Instructs customers on broad techniques to evaluate and adopt Cabot dispersion products. Proactively thinks through customer engagement strategies. Works cross functionally and with broad latitude within Cabot to ensure customer needs are met and Cabot products are effectively considered for adoption.
• Leads technical visits to customer locations, independently and with Sales, to support customer trials, evaluations, and problem-solving activities.
• Identifies and anticipates emerging trends of new product opportunities by assimilating customer challenges observed at multiple customers.
• Supports Sales as a recognized expert technical advisor.
• Establishes and oversees quick-turnaround laboratory work on existing or prototype products and ensures prompt completion with written reporting. Manages the investigation and resolution of product/performance related customer complaints. Ensures technical inquiries from the field are promptly and effectively answered.
• May participate in exhibitions as an expert in the application of Cabot products and solutions.
• Provides leadership to direct one or a small number of laboratory technician staff. Effectively practices Performance Based Management (PBM) by coaching and developing employees and setting goals and objectives.
• Devises strategic approaches to contribute to customer projects in the absence of specific customer requests thereby proactively positioning Cabot for greater technical customer engagement.
• Partners with multiple internal functions to both obtain and provide assistance including with Quality, Production, R&D, Sales, and Marketing. Leads the customer interface on the management of changes to Cabot products and production processes that could affect customer ink formulations.
• Generates technical documentation, application guidance, and training materials that assist customers.
• Diligently maintains documentation of problem issues, resolution strategies, and results. Manages scope of service with consideration of strategic priorities, and to set clear targets that balance Cabot’s ability to succeed with intense customer pressures. Tracks the engagement to build a record of data-driven evidence of Cabot value-add we can leverage across multiple functions to penetrate accounts.
• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

What You’ll Bring To Cabot

• Bachelor/University Degree
• 10+ years’ technical experience inclusive of inkjet ink formulation and preferably dispersion science and inkjet system applications engineering.
• Customer Relationship Excellence: Experience with establishing and maintaining long-term strategic relationships with customers related to technical ink problem solving and ability to seek out requirements needs.
• Chemical lab experience preferred.
• Dispersion knowledge and ink formulation knowledge in multiple application spaces such as desktop printing, office printing, industrial printing, and packaging.
• Communication skills: Ability to engage in verbal and written communications of complex data that is adaptable to almost any audience in a concise, clear, relevant way and delivered with consideration of commercially sensitive topics.
• Problem Solving: Can apply multiple specializations to identify causes of, and potential solutions to, complex fluid problems. Is proactive and innovative in identifying and influencing customers to consider new solutions.

How We’ll Support Your Success

• The pay range for this role is from $148,200 to $214,900 The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, all positions are eligible for health benefits on the first day of employment, 401K savings plans, vision, dental and annual bonus based on company performance.
• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.
• Hybrid Work Environment – The autonomy to both work from home 2 days a week and develop/sustain colleague relationships in the office 3 days a week.
• Growth –Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.
• Meaningful Work that is Valued – Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you’re making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, “I was a part of that.”
• Benefits, Vacation, Etc. – We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment. Cabot Benefits
• Feedback – We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.