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Role Overview
We are looking for:
- The Customer Technical Development (CTD) team within Solvay Materials is designed to provide strong technical expertise and value to our customers by leveraging the entire product portfolio, resources, and know-how of the GBU.
- We want a creative, curious individual with strong technical expertise and leadership skills to join our Technical Development team and support smart device applications in North America, with a focus on composites.
We count on you for:
- Identifying and developing application opportunities with customers
- Providing technical expertise and solution development
- Acquiring market knowledge and collaborating with global CTD team
- Providing technical training and literature
- Championing sustainability solutions
- Building strong relationships with customers and within the organization
You can count on us for:
- Join Solvay for a unique opportunity to work in the high performance composites, polymers, fluids, and elastomers industry and drive the creation of tailor-made solutions for the next generation of smart devices. Solvay is a multi-specialty chemical company that addresses key societal challenges and offers a strong balance between technical challenge and deep customer engagement.
You will bring:
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or equivalent
- Experience in composites manufacturing, processing, and application
- Mechanical aptitude, part and tooling design skills
- 3+ years of experience in a technical position working with composites and polymers: knowledge of composites characteristics and criticalities, polymer physics, material selection, and processing.
- Hands-on experience working with composites and polymers in a manufacturing environment (pultrusion, lamination, thermoforming, extrusion, injection molding, compression molding).
- Experience in Smart Devices market/tiers/customers is a plus
Technical Skills
- Ability to apply technical knowledge in customer-facing and commercial environment
- Excellent project management skills
- Data analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
Desired behaviors
- Ability to work independently and effectively with both customers and a global team
- Strong communication and customer-focused skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
You will get:
- The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $100,000 to $130,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- 16 weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave
- Training platform for all employees
- Free language courses (24 languages available)
- Solvay Shares Plan
- Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
Additional information
- Willing and able to travel 50-60% of the time and have a flexible working schedule.
- Availability to work on site - Alpharetta
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