Senior Development Engineer

Location: Salisbury NC Chattanooga TN Green Bay WI or Houston TX

Senior Development Engineer

At Nouryon our global team takes positive action every day to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer societys needs today and in the future.

We are looking for a Senior Development Engineer with strong capital project experience and a background in chemical manufacturing to join our Global Technology team. You would be leading technical projects bringing new products into manufacturing and collaborating across functions. Does that sound like you

About the job

As a Senior Development Engineer within our Polymer Platforms and Technologies group you will play a key role in driving capital projects introducing new products and supporting safe and efficient manufacturing processes. You will work closely with R&D and operations teams with a primary focus on our Salisbury North Carolina manufacturing site.

In your future role as Senior Development Engineer you will

• Lead capital investment projects including early-stage engineering (FEL 1 and 2) project scope development cost estimates business cases and coordination with external engineering firms.
• Drive new product introductions (NPIs) including process scale-up production trials process design and successful transfer from R&D to manufacturing.
• Ensure compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements including Management of Change (MOC) and participation in HAZOP/PHA reviews.
• Lead process transfers to internal and external manufacturing sites ensuring product quality safety and operational readiness.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and product quality issues through root cause analysis statistical methods and implementation of corrective actions.
• Collaborate with R&D operations quality regulatory and technical service teams to support manufacturing improvements and resolve technical challenges.

We believe you bring

• A Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry.
• Extensive experience in chemical manufacturing or process engineering particularly within polymers specialty chemicals or organic chemistry processes.
• Strong experience leading capital investment (CapEx) projects including project planning engineering design cost estimation and management of external contractors.
• Experience with new product introductions process scale-up and technology transfer from development to commercial manufacturing.
• Solid knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) process hazard analysis and manufacturing safety requirements.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills along with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Great if you have

• Experience with Front-End Loading (FEL 1 and 2)
• A Masters degree in Chemical Engineering Six Sigma certification or Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with SAP JMP statistical process control or process simulation tools.

We believe you are

• Self-driven and independent with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and take ownership of technical challenges.
• An effective communicator capable of bridging the gap between R&D and manufacturing operations and translating complex technical information into practical solutions.
• Analytical and solution-oriented with a structured approach to troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
• Collaborative building strong relationships across teams manufacturing sites and external engineering partners.
• Safety-conscious demonstrating a strong commitment to safe manufacturing practices and operational excellence.

We offer you

At Nouryon you will join a global technology organization supporting our polymer manufacturing operations. You will have the opportunity to lead meaningful capital investment projects contribute to new product introductions and work closely with experienced colleagues across R&D engineering and manufacturing.

This role offers a high level of independence exposure to diverse technical challenges and the opportunity to make a direct impact on our manufacturing capabilities and future growth.

We offer a collaborative international working environment competitive compensation benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Have we got your interest

This is a permanent full-time position reporting to the Technology Manager Polymer within our Global Technology organization. The preferred locations are Salisbury NC Chattanooga TN Green Bay WI or Houston TX with a hybrid working arrangement and regular manufacturing site visits. The position requires approximately 20% travel depending on project needs.

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once its with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role!

For more information about our hiring process visit: look forward to receiving your application!

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with their Nouryon email via SuccessFactors.

About Nouryon

If youre looking for your next career move apply today and join Nouryons worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care cleaning paints and coatings agriculture and food pharmaceuticals and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities in a dynamic international diverse and proactive working environment.

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Nouryon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

Required Experience:

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