Senior TS&D Specialist
DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
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Dow has an opportunity for a Senior TS&D Specialist for Polyurethanes, based in Tlaxcala (MEX).
The professional uses increased knowledge of business drivers to support customer needs by developing new applications and by providing technical knowledge on the use, handling and management of Dow products.
In this role, you will require understanding of key business drivers for your discipline and function. You will need to be able to expand conceptual and working knowledge related to your discipline or functional area. You are expected to provide informal guidance to new team members and be able to explain complex information to others.
It is your responsibility to use technical experience, established practices, and personal judgement to analyze and resolve straightforward problems. Your performance impacts the quality of your own work and your team’s work and requires that you work within established guidelines and policies.
Responsibilities:
Uses expertise to develop value-creating solutions and/or products for the customers
Understands Dow's technologies and the interaction of those technologies in multiple applications and partners with others to translate technology benefits into business opportunities
Consistently applies the scientific method to solve technical problems
Develops applications and implements solutions to eliminate defects and improve performance of products
Recognizes patentable ideas, participates on patent teams and generates critical data
Takes the lead in initiating confidentiality agreements with customers and patent disclosures to protect Dow's intellectual capital
Serves as peer coach and provides constructive advice on projects within the team
Leads technical sub teams and defines scope of the larger project space
Modifies communication appropriately to both internal and external audiences
Communicates and appropriately documents work in the form of internal reports/ROC's/presentations and external publications/presentations (when appropriate). Draft and submit patent disclosures as appropriate
Serves on multi-disciplinary project teams to collaborate, provide technical input, and deliver results aligned with team deliverables
Partners with Product Stewards to identify and address regulatory constraints and requirements for implementation of product strategies through in-depth knowledge of applications
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, or science-related field.
At least 8 years of experience providing technical services.
Previous experience with Polyurethanes applications.
Languages: English advanced.
Availability to travel
Desirable:
Masters degree or PhD preferred.
Your skills:
Problem Solving.
Innovation mindset.
Team-Working.
Business Acumen.
Customer centric.
Project Management.
Communications Skills
Benefits – What Dow offers you
We invest in you.
Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
- Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
- Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
- Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
- Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
- Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
- Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
- Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
- Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
- Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
- Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
- Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
- On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
- Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
- Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
- Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
- Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
- Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.
Summary
Provide technical support and develop applications for polyurethanes at Dow.
Job title
Senior TS&D Specialist
Experience level
8+ years
Minimum experience
8+ years exp
Industry
chemicals
Location requirements
Tlaxcala, Mexico; remote work not specified
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Tlaxcala, Mexico