Senior Technologist

BP PLC; Wayne, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Parental leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

BP plc seeks a Senior Technologist to lead field trials, support new business development, and champion product claims. You will guide technical teams, coordinate across sales, marketing, supply chain, and R&D, and ensure robust execution of trials and investigations.

The role requires a science or engineering degree, fluent English, and broad lubricant expertise. It offers hybrid work, travel up to 25%, and opportunities to shape BP's technology deployment across the Americas.

Qualifications

• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Experience in lubricant development, formulation modification/support in specialization.
• Broad knowledge of BP's lubricant products, composition, manufacture, and application.
• Understanding of interfaces and drivers within business across sales, marketing, supply chain, product development, and research within Castrol teams.
• Builds networks to enhance effectiveness and share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver central technical support to product areas across trials and development.
• Manage field trial issues and engage sites to ensure proper execution.
• Communicate technology progress, claim capabilities, and opportunities.
• Foster knowledge sharing with subject matter experts for continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership by coaching less experienced colleagues.
• Support quality incidents and lead cross-multiple CLT incidents.
• Provide input to Product Development based on trends and customer issues to create value for BP.

Skills

Lubricant development

Formulation modification

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Coaching others

Education

Science or engineering degree

Job description

Job Family Group: Research & Technology Group Job Description: The Senior Technologist is accountable to the Senior Manager, Americas Technology Deployment for delivery of field trial managment and new business development support. The primary purpose of this role is to lead projects and provide technical support for field trials, new business development activies, and product claims.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure delivery of "central" technical support to all product areas, including:
  • - Product, application, specification, formulation, and raw material interchange advice to technology teams supporting trials
  • - Input to customer account teams for tenders affecting multiple countries, supporting OEM approval renewals
  • - Management of raw material shortages, regulatory or compliance issues affecting multiple countries
  • - Resolution of customer issues escalated by Technology Deployment Hubs
• Manage regular field trial issues, fluid management, and engage with sites to ensure proper execution
• Develop effective communication on technology progress, claims capabilities, and potential new product needs / opportunities.
• Build networks and encourage knowledge sharing with subject matter experts to facilitate continuous improvement
• Provide technical leadership via coaching less experienced colleagues
• Support quality incidents and provide leadership for cross-multiple CLT incidents
• Provide input to Product Development based on technical trends, customer issues, performance changes to generate value for BP

Requirements

• Science or engineering degree or equivalent
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Experience in lubricant development, formulation modification/support in specialization
• Broad knowledge of BP's lubricant products, composition, manufacture, and application
• Understanding of interfaces and drivers within business across sales, marketing, supply chain, product development, and research within Castrol teams
• Builds networks to enhance effectiveness and share knowledge

How much do we pay (Base)? ($106,000 - $170,000(Minimum & Maximum)) *Please note the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. You may learn more about our generous benefits here Explore Our Benefits.

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel & Relocation

Travel Requirement: Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working Skills: Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Artificial intelligence, Creating new methodologies, Experimental Design, Formulated product testing, Formulation Deployment, Formulation design, Influencing, Intellectual Asset Management, Multi-physics modelling, Presenting, Product Development, Product Sustainability Performance Management, Project Management, Raw materials knowledge, Research and Development, Rheology, Safety management across the value chain, Science and Technology Leadership, Scientific publication, Technology Management Processes, Testing electric vehicle charging systems, Thought Leadership {+ 2 more}.

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks. We’re an international energy company with global scale, ambitious plans and a team of brilliant people delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow.