Technical Service & Development Scientist, Rigid PU Foams

Dow Inc.; Powder Springs (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an experienced polyurethane formulator in rigid foams to join our product and application development team as a Technical Service and Development Scientist located at Dow’s Polyurethanes Business Headquarters in Marietta, GA.

You will lead technical interactions with customers to understand their needs and then collaborate across technical, commercial and manufacturing functions to deliver solutions and provide technical knowledge on the use, handling 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/support is available for this position.

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

Innovation and technical acumen

Communication

Operational Efficiency

Professional Networking

Active Listening

Education

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

Military experience at or above U.S. E5 / Canadian rank

Job description

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an experienced polyurethane formulator in rigid foams to join our product and application development team as a Technical Service and Development Scientist located at Dow’s Polyurethanes Business Headquarters in Marietta, GA.

You will lead technical interactions with customers to understand their needs and then collaborate across technical, commercial and manufacturing functions to deliver solutions and provide technical knowledge on the use, handling and