R&D Engineer (2-year contract)

Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.

Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.

We are looking for a talented and motivated R&D Engineer for fixed-term contract (2 years) to join our BIC R&D team and contribute to one of our most strategic innovation programs: the development of alternatives to PTFE.

About The Role The candidate will play a key role in identifying, developing, and industrializing next-generation materials that meet both performance and compliance requirements.

What You'll Do

• Investigate and test alternative materials to replace PTFE in our products
• Design and execute laboratory experiments and performance evaluations
• Reporting and presenting evaluation results
• Support industrial scale-up and implementation in production
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Safety, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Procurement)
• Engage with external partners, suppliers, and research institutions

What You'll Bring To BIC

• Bachelor in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or related field.
• MSc or PhD in Polymer chemistry, Polymer coatings, Organometallics
• 1–3 years of experience in R&D (industry or in the university)
• Experience in manufacturing environment or product development is a plus
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Fluent in English

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.