Rigid Polyurethane Tech Service & Development Scientist

Dow Inc.; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable base pay + bonus

Medical and life insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off and parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Dow Inc. in Marietta, GA, seeks an experienced polyurethane formulator for the rigid foams market to join the Product and Application Development team as a Technical Service and Development Scientist.

You will lead technical interactions with customers and collaborate across functions to deliver solutions. The role emphasizes applied chemistry, scale-up from lab to production, troubleshooting at customer sites, and delivering growth-aligned innovations while adhering to Dow's safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or an applied science related field (Ex. Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering, etc.) or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant.
• Minimum 6 years’ relevant working experience (leading projects, formulating and commercializing rigid foam polyurethane products in continuous and discontinuous rigid foam applications)
• Ability to work legally in the United States; no visa sponsorship is available.

Responsibilities

• Designs value-creating solutions for the customer in response to presented problems with defined scope and impact
• Develops hypotheses, plans & executes experiments, interprets results, and modifies hypotheses appropriately
• Provides technical support for the trial and use of Dow products at customer locations and the scale-up of new products within Dow
• Collaborates effectively across research, commercial, supply chain and manufacturing departments
• Participates in the generation of ideas and data to support the development of intellectual capital and effectively protects Dow’s intellectual capital when working with customers
• Engages in external professional organizations to stay abreast of technology and market trends as well as representing the Dow Polyurethanes brand
• Communicates and appropriately documents work in the form of internal reports and presentations

Skills

Strong communication

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Technical expertise (polyurethanes)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering/related field

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Scale-up equipment

Job description

Dow Inc. in Marietta, GA, seeks an experienced polyurethane formulator for the rigid foams market to join the Product and Application Development team as a Technical Service and Development Scientist.

You will lead technical interactions with customers and collaborate across functions to deliver solutions. The role emphasizes applied chemistry, scale-up from lab to production, troubleshooting at customer sites, and delivering growth-aligned innovations while adhering to Dow's safety and