1. Position Title: Process Research & Development Specialist

2. Lead Paragraph:  Dow’s Consumer Solutions business has an opening for a Process research & development Specialist located at Jincheon R&D center in Jincheon, Chungbuk, Korea.  This position is focused on new product commercialization and process technology development and aligned to a range of silicone product forms. Core process technology involves mixing/compounding and synthesis/separation and the products require excellent quality control and special finishing or packaging. The candidate will support and/or lead multiple projects with a focus on fundamental understanding, experimental investigation, practical technology scale-up, and implementation to manufacturing. The candidate will have the opportunity to identify challenges, propose innovative solutions, and bring new products to full-scale production, delivering significant business impact. Projects will be time driven and often involve working cross functionally with Product Development, Technical Service & Development, Manufacturing and Commercial to develop customer-focused solutions across regions. Previous experience with relevant manufacturing processes, lab- and pilot-scale research, commercialization, and/or project leadership would be valuable to perform the job. It is essential that the candidate understands all aspects of safety, including process safety, reactive chemicals, and industrial hygiene. Opportunities exist for role expansion and advancement as a subject matter expert based on development of relevant expertise.

3. Job Description:

• - Hold self to highest standards on safety, integrity within and outside Dow. 
• - Understand and follow appropriate EH&S standards, policies and procedures applicable to job.
• - Participate in the innovation process as it applies to specific projects. Demonstrate a working knowledge of team alignment with R&D and Business goals.
• - Serve on multi-disciplinary project teams to collaborate, provide technical input, and deliver results aligned with team deliverables.
• - Define and lead the scale-up activities for new products. Develop short, medium and long term scale-up and manufacturing strategies for new products.
• - Keeps current with developments in relevant area of technology.
• - Define and conduct research on projects using advanced knowledge of scientific principles, theory and experimental design within a scientific discipline.
• - Investigate and develop novel processes for new and existing products that optimize or improve product application performance, yield/efficiency, quality (stability/capability), cost structure, waste or capacity.
• - Develop and implement process solutions through hands-on experimentation and process modeling/simulation tools for research problems that are well defined within a project area.
• - Consistently apply the Scientific Method in the planning and execution of experimental plans and problem solving. Formulate hypotheses and develop experimental plans to test hypotheses.
• - Generate sound research data, interpretation of results, and data handling.
• - Understand patent and journal literature for a given area of technology. Initiate steps to secure right to practice and/or patent protection for new technologies.
• - Support Manufacturing and Engineering activities aligned with incremental improvements for existing products, stretch or expand production capacity, assess/qualify raw material changes and scope/champion capital projects.
• - Communicate and appropriately document work in the form of internal reports/presentations and external publications/presentations (when appropriate). 
• - Identify relevant external networks and collaborators.
• - Serve as peer coach and provides constructive advices on projects within the team. - Use skills and competencies to increase productivity of self and others. Provide support and guidance to technicians.

4. Job Qualifications:

• - MS or PhD degree with <1yr working experience in field of chemical engineering.
• - Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.
• - Passion to reach depth of knowledge and dissolve untrodden issues.
• - Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Ability to successfully partner with team members and stakeholders from multiple backgrounds.
• - Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Korean and English. 
• - Proactively communicates results and progress to technical teams, supervision, management, and business leadership.
• - Ability to deliver presentations that distill complex ideas.

Preferred Qualifications:

•    - Research experience in Reaction Kinetics, Catalytic synthesis, Process control, Rheology and Energy/Material transfer.
•    - Experience in program lead or project management.
•    - Good understanding on Process safety.
•    - Business/Financial acumen.
•    - Knowledge of Six Sigma Methodologies.
•    - Fluent in the English language.

Education:

- 화학공학/ 공업화학 및 관련 석사 또는 박사 학위 소지자(2023 졸업자 및 2024년 02월 졸업 예정자) 

- MS or PhD degree in Chemical engineering (or equivalent) is required.