Material Developer (m/f/diverse) - Rubber for Barrier and Adhesion

ContiTech · San Luis Potosí

Develop and optimize rubber compounds with the focus on industrial hoses and expansion joints
Lead compound development projects and participate in other R&D projects
Drive activities to reduce our compound and raw material cost as well as complexity
Drive the ideation and development of new innovative material technologies, with focus on performance, processability, cost efficiency and sustainability
Support the industrialization of new compounds in close collaboration with other departments
Support troubleshootings related to material topics in close collaboration with plants, quality and business functions
Support the creation and implementation of new processes and software applications incl. AI-based tools
Maintain the interfaces with internal customers, labs, product development, plants and business functions

Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Material Science or similar fields of study, preferentially with focus on polymer or rubber chemistry
Several years of work experience in the rubber and plastics industry desirable
Outstanding chemical understanding, such as structure–property relationships, designing test plans etc.
Basic knowledge of rubber materials, compounding and related processing
Analytical and scientific workstyle
Self-driven team player with a high degree of ownership and capability to work independently
Pro-active and structured problem-solving mindset
Project management experience
Good international and intercultural communication skills incl. capability to work in a global environment
Fluent English language skills (oral and written)
Willingness to travel (up to 10% of your time)