Buffalo, New York, USA
4 days ago
R&D Engineer/Scientist - Foam Circularity
Innovate to solve the world's most important challenges

When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future.

Advanced Materials is a global supplier of fluorine products, fine chemicals, additives, metals, films and fibers for products including pharmaceuticals, refrigeration, foam blowing, semiconductors and military protection. Advanced Materials is making the world safer, cleaner and enabling the modernization of a growing middle class by enhancing our customer offerings through a differentiated portfolio of chemistries, materials, value-added solutions and superior customer service. Our mission is to attract, retain and develop diverse and highly motivated, entrepreneurial employees striving to flawlessly deliver superior value to our customers every day.

The successful candidate will drive adoption of our sustainable Honeywell blowing agents, through building technical expertise, developing customer relationships, understanding unmet needs within the industry, and navigating the regulatory environment, with a focus on end-of-life considerations for foam and thermoplastic applications.  The candidate will work with global, cross-functional teams focused on research and development toward new opportunities for our blowing agent products and contribute polymer recycling and blowing agent recovery experience to internal expertise in the foam and thermoplastic areas.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES

·       Provide recycling and recovery expertise to lead research in improving foam manufacturing sustainability and end-of-life outcomes for foam and thermoplastic applications

·       Identify technology opportunities in different foam applications and initiate projects for business growth by working closely with the commercial team

·       Contribute to development of foam innovation and breakthrough technology pipelines

·       Generate new technology and ideas leading to intellectual property including patents

·       Willingness to travel (10%) to accomplish these responsibilities

The annual base\nsalary range for this position is $106000.00-$133000.00. Please note that this salary\ninformation serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors\nwhen extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and\nresponsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education\nand training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations. 

YOU MUST HAVE

Bachelors Degree in Science or Engineering 5+ years technical experience in polymer or foam recycling and/or gas-phase separation and recovery Formulating or technical experience in foam and/or thermoplastic industry

WE VALUE

Experience within an R&D setting Experience handling and evaluating raw materials for foam applications as well as final products Experience developing materials intended for circularity, recycling and/or biodegradation at end of life Experience with blowing agents Some experience with all aspects of technology development Excellent written and oral communication skills Project management experience Involvement in industry standards bodies Ability to work independently Willingness to learn new technologies An open, honest, and team-oriented personality Creativity Additional InformationJOB ID: req459122Category: EngineeringLocation: 20 Peabody St,Buffalo,New York,14210,United StatesExemptDue to US export control laws, must be a US citizen, permanent resident or have protected status.Global (ALL)

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

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