Material Developer (m/f/diverse) - Rubber for Barrier and Adhesion

Develop and optimize rubber compounds with the focus on industrial hoses and expansion joints

Lead compound development projects and participate in other R&D projects

Drive activities to reduce our compound and raw material cost as well as complexity

Drive the ideation and development of new innovative material technologies, with focus on performance, processability, cost efficiency and sustainability

Support the industrialization of new compounds in close collaboration with other departments

Support troubleshootings related to material topics in close collaboration with plants, quality and business functions

Support the creation and implementation of new processes and software applications incl. AI-based tools

Maintain the interfaces with internal customers, labs, product development, plants and business functions

Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Material Science or similar fields of study, preferentially with focus on polymer or rubber chemistry

Several years of work experience in the rubber and plastics industry desirable

Outstanding chemical understanding, such as structure–property relationships, designing test plans etc.

Basic knowledge of rubber materials, compounding and related processing

Analytical and scientific workstyle

Self-driven team player with a high degree of ownership and capability to work independently

Pro-active and structured problem-solving mindset

Project management experience

Good international and intercultural communication skills incl. capability to work in a global environment

Fluent English language skills (oral and written)

Willingness to travel (up to 10% of your time)