Reinforcement Materials R&D Engineer- Hybrid
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Your Role at Cabot:Cabot has a challenging and interesting position for an R&D Engineer at our Billerica, Massachusetts technical center. Our products include carbon black for rubber applications including tires and specialty products. Carbon black production is a complex combustion process with many opportunities for innovative technology development to improve production efficiency, increase sustainability, and develop new products. In this hands-on position, you will investigate and develop new process technologies, with a specific focus on improving the sustainability of carbon black production. As you support and lead projects, you will test and develop new concepts at our carbon black pilot plant, then partner with multidisciplinary and global teams to bring successful concepts to the full industrial scale at our manufacturing plants. This is a great opportunity to love your work and accelerate your learning and career. We invite you to join our team.
The position is eligible to participate in Cabots Flexible Working Arrangement (hybrid) program.
How You Will Make an Impact:We are working on projects to improve product yield, utilize sustainable raw materials, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. All are essential to meeting our goals of improved sustainability now and net zero emissions by 2050. These are significant challenges, and you will be an integral part of Cabots sustainability journey. Specific responsibilities of his role will include:
Developing
hypotheses and technical approaches to problems.
Analyzing new
process concepts for carbon black production.
Conducting
experiments and investigations around the carbon black process, trying
to understand the link between raw material properties, process
conditions, and material properties.
Conducting statistical
analysis and interpretation of data to develop models.
Preparing
reports and presentations that document work, results, and
conclusions. Presenting work to management, broad technical groups,
and/or business partners.
Contributing to a strong culture of
safety at Cabot by complying with SH&E procedures, standards and
regulations, and constantly striving for Excellence in process
safety.
Identifying opportunities to capture intellectual property
and supporting the preparation of patent applications.
Planning
and coordinating detailed phases of work for a parts of a major
project, or managing projects of moderate scope to meet objectives and
timeline.
Ideal candidates
will have advanced knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts
and principles in chemical, mechanical, or a related field of
engineering.
Bachelors degree in a related discipline and
generally 8+ years of related experience, OR Masters degree in a
related technical discipline and generally 4+ years of related
experience, OR Ph.D. degree in a related technical discipline.
Industrial process engineering experience is helpful. Background in
the areas of combustion/gasification, gas processes, aerosol
processes, and/or particle processing and handling is a
nice-to-have.
Technical problem-solving skill. Strong capabilities
in experimental design, modeling, data management, and analysis.
~10-20% domestic/international travel to Cabot manufacturing or technology sites.
How Well Support Your Success:
Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment We are
busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing meaningful work.
Growth Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to
personally grow your influence, your position, and your
compensation.
Meaningful Work that is Valued Customers are
demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or
performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a
more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome
feeling to know youre making a living by making a positive impact in
the world; and to be able to say, I was a part of that.
Benefits,
Vacation, Etc. We offer a competitive package of benefits.
Feedback We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct
and open fashion.
Support You are part of a team and deserve to
feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that
are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you
personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.
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Reinforcement Materials R&D Engineer- Hybrid
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