Senior Process Engineer R&D

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Sr Process Engineer, R&D to join our Specialty ingredients G.P. business at our Wilmington, DE. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Global Technology function. This position will report to the Head of Process Technology.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the process technology required to commercialize new products flowing from R&D
• Develop and evaluate alternative process options to facilitate decisions on product and process feasibility
• Influence product development teams to ensure process considerations are part of early phase research
• Lead new process development projects
• Direct technicians in lab and pilot plant to define process capability and evaluate process options
• Oversee pilot and commercial trials to demonstrate and commercialize new products and processes
• Document and transfer new process technology to manufacturing
• Develop quantitative reaction and purification models for new products and process optimization
• Conduct vendor trials to evaluate and select manufacturing equipment for new processes
• Supervise lab technicians and drive a safety conscious, high performance work environment

Qualifications:

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• BS, MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in R&D, pilot plant, process technology or engineering
• A record of successful technology or product commercialization
• Strong chemical engineering competency in process development and scale-up
• Results oriented with demonstrated leadership and strong team oriented interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated excellent technical and communication skills
• Ability to travel in US and overseas to conduct trials and provide plant support as required
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Skills:

The following skill sets are preferred:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in R&D, pilot plant, process technology or engineering
• Master degree or above in Chemical Engineering
• Five years of management experience
• Six Sigma certification

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.