Senior Engineer, Application Development

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.

• Collect and summarize market intelligence (mega trends, competitions, regulations, new technologies, etc.)
• Develop and implement segment strategies for E&E markets
• Proactively build technical relationships within key accounts  
• Promote material solutions to target segments / customers
• Explore and identify business opportunities at customers in China
• Drive the opportunities toward sales by working with internal functions teams and external value chain partners
• Support sales in account planning and execution
• Spec-in material solutions at the ODM/OEMs or other target customers in value chain
• Identify unmet needs and work with functional teams on NPD activities to support business growth
• Summarize and share success cases for translation at other customers or in other regions

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Work from Northern China (Tianjin, Beijing, Qingdao)
• BS or above technical degree
• 3-10 years commercial role experience in plastic industry  
• In depth understanding of plastics and the applications
• Good business acumen
• Customer focused and result oriented
• Team player
• Strong communication skills with proven ability to influence/lead in a matrix environment：

    written and verbal, internal and external, Chinese and English

• Ownership for assigned segments/customers
• Strong self motivation to achieve growth targets
• Critical thinking, ability to prioritize competing tasks

 Desirable Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Good knowledge in E&E and related applications
• Familiar with E&E value chain and key players
• Strong new market development capabilities
• Excellent project management skills