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Position Summary:
Dow Corning's lighting organization seeks an application engineer to provide technical and engineering support for silicone solutions for existing products, commercialization of new products and targeted growth opportunities that align with our customer needs. This role will work with product development to support the ongoing CE portfolio which will develop new silicone based materials for secondary optics and LnL assembly applications.
As an application engineer you will work to share application knowledge and benefits of silicone in lighting solutions internally with peers and externally with new and existing customers. This role will actively participate and lead customer/stakeholder training associated with lighting. In addition, this role will support designers and component manufacturers in the adaption of novel Dow Corning secondary optic materials.
Primary Responsibilities:
The application engineer will be responsible for identifying market trends and customer needs though participation on multifunctional teams resulting in the development of technical solutions. This role is responsible for building and extending key customer relationships and proactively differentiating Dow Corning’s technical capabilities and solutions for solving customer challenges in the lighting industry.
Additional duties and responsibilities:
The application engineer will also be responsible for the following activities:
• Supporting customer application trials for existing and new products and new applications within the targeted market segments.
• Actively participating on standards committees and OEM sub teams to ensure Dow Corning technology is well positioned when Industry and OEM specifications are developed.
• Proactively monitoring competitive activity at key customers and working with other functions to develop action plans to address competitive threats.
• Actively participating in customer, market and/or technical teams, enhancing team know-how by sharing information and creating a collaborating culture.
• Working closely with commercial teams to understand the total value Dow Corning solutions bring to our customers.
Education and Experience Requirements:
The selected candidate must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or related field and a minimum of 7 years of industrial experience working in an application engineering, product development or commercialization role. Experience in optics, injection molding processes and/or electronic material protection and assembly will be valued.
A mindset for Innovation and strong troubleshooting skills will be required for success in this role. The successful candidate should also demonstrate the ability to interact and provide technical leadership with customers and business partners.
We offer a competitive compensation based on skill and experience as well as a flexible benefits package.
Education must be from an accredited institution or global university equivalent.
Dow Corning is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
