Sr Engineer/Chemist Product

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

• The successful candidate will develop new products for HTN and LCPA product lines and collaborate with cross functional teams globally to commercialize these products.
• Work with external and internal customers to translate functional requirements to product requirements.
• Use a variety of sources and ideation techniques to develop new technology concepts that enable new product properties as well as applications.
• Develop new product formulations and characterize for mechanical, thermal and other properties.
• Work closely with other R&D teams, commercial, and manufacturing teams to accelerate technology commercialization.
• Develop and establish intellectual property through filing of patents and documenting trade secrets.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• D. Chemical Engineering/Chemistry/Polymer Science or Engineering/Materials Science.
• 3 years and above experience
• Self-starter, goal-oriented, hands-on individual with drive for solving problems and finding innovative solutions in a timely manner.
• Strong communication skills to work effectively in a global environment. Fluency in English (written and spoken) is a must.
• Working knowledge of design of experiments.
• Works safely in the laboratory or plant setting.
• Working knowledge of polymer synthesis and processing (compounding/ pultrusion).

Desirable Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong background in material science, especially on polymer structure-property relationships and polymer blends.
• Knowledge in polyamide formulation development is a plus.
• Exposure to key industries such as E&E, Auto EV, 5G
• Working knowledge of analytical characterization techniques for rheological, mechanical, thermal properties, microscopic, composition analysis, etc.
• Working knowledge of polymer processes including compounding and injection molding.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills required to develop detailed project timelines with key milestones and deliverables.
• Work well in team environment and possess the interpersonal and communication skills needed to work effectively in cross-functional teams to drive project from lab-to-commercial scale.