Technical Service & Development Specialist, MOLYKOTE® Specialty Lubricants

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Description

DuPont Diversified Industrials Advanced Mobility Aero & Industrials has an exciting and challenging position as a Technical Service & Development (TS&D) Specialist for MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants. MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants are designed and engineered to solve lubrication-related problems and save energy by reducing friction and wear. We offer a broad portfolio of specialty lubricants including greases, anti-seize pastes, multipurpose oils, specialty compounds, dispersions, anti-friction coatings and more, for a wide range of applications in automotive, industrial, appliance and maintenance.

The TS&D Specialist will support the MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants business in China with a dual focus on application development and product development. The job holder will work closely with the local TS&D team, business development, sales, distributors, customers, and global/regional R&D teams to identify and win opportunities, translate customer and market needs into effective technical solutions, develop and qualify new products based on customized performance requirements, support application validation and customer qualification, coordinate new product launches, and serve as a key mechanism to feedback regional needs to marketing and R&D to better position MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants and drive sustainable business growth for the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical service and development support for customers to drive business growth, including performance testing, troubleshooting, application development, product development, formulation/application screening, and associated testing to enable qualification. Conduct lab work and document data properly.
• Lead application and product development projects from customer need identification and concept generation through validation, implementation, manufacturing readiness, and launch. Establish project plans, monitor performance against plan, and be accountable for delivering goals and objectives on target.
• Assist with development of product value-propositions and understand competitive landscape.
• Prepare, update, and maintain technical guides and marketing literature.
• Conduct technical presentations at company meetings, technical conferences, and customer/partner facilities.
• Identify and develop opportunities for improvement and business gains. Assist regional commercial and marketing team to develop and achieve business growth plans.
• Build lab capabilities including new equipment, processes and test methods where needed.
• Maintain a high level of safety awareness at the program level and is a vocal safety advocate in all operations at the department level.

Qualifications

Required Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Chemistry/Material Science/Chemical Engineering or related science background is required. Master’s candidate is preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of work experience in specialty lubricants, lubricants, tribology, electronics materials, adhesives, coatings, or related material/application development fields is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, understand, and define customer needs, and to drive both new application development and new product development to meet customer and market requirements.
• Experience with specialty lubricant technologies/applications, tribology testing, and/or material development for electronics, adhesives, or coating applications is preferred.
• Strong background in problem solving, using multiple analytical procedures to identify and characterize product development barriers.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze prior art and incorporate information and knowledge management tools and systems into work. Proficiently use patent analysis tools to maintain expert understanding of a technology/market area.
• Demonstrated ability to make clear, persuasive, concise, and well-organized oral presentations.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing to team members and management on all aspects of program activity. Excellent English communication skills.
• Highly motivated and self-directed individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with employees at all levels in the organization.
• Must be able to work well in teams and to work independently with limited supervision.
• Willingness to travel, about 20-30% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated results in a customer-facing technical role, preferably in electronics, adhesives, coatings, specialty chemicals, or advanced materials industries.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and drive new opportunities, and lead cross-functional teams to handle various projects and key customer relationships.
• Hands-on experience translating customer application requirements into product design inputs, test plans, validation criteria, and commercialization plans.

• Have a proven record of accomplishments, including new products, patents, publications and/or novel product claims.

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