R&D Engineer

The product development group at Expancel consists of a team of highly motivated and skilled engineers and chemists. The group has the key objective to develop and optimize new and existing expandable microspheres for commercial use in different market segments to meet customer needs.
We are now searching for a R&D Engineer to our team. The position is permanent and placed in Stockvik.

About the role:
As a R&D Engineer you will work with development in close cooperation with other RD&I groups and functions in the business. Production scale up of new products and implementation in customer processes are also part of the work. Further key objective of the role is to contribute to the support to market and production departments with sustainability knowledge, product chemistry related knowledge, trouble-shooting and support in polymerization technology and other related production processes.

The main duties and responsibilities:
- Participate in or lead assigned cross-functional RD&I development projects and activities, and to report progress and results
- Perform polymerizations, analyses and other laboratory evaluations as part of projects and activities
- Provide support to market and production departments with chemistry related knowledge
- Contribute with new ideas and solutions to projects and activity assignments
- Contribute to continuous improvements of HSE, quality and efficiency

Job Requirements/Candidate profile:
- Master of Science in Chemistry/Chemical engineering or corresponding education, with 3-4 years of relevant job experience
- Experience from product & process development and production scale up is beneficial
- Experience in project work and project management is also beneficial
- Good ability of technical and chemical problem solving
- Good communication skills in English and preferably also in Swedish, both orally and in writing
-Good awareness of safety, health and environmental regulations

To be successful in this position you are a collaborative cross-functional team player as well as focused on creating results. You have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and it is also important that you meet external and internal customers and their needs in a professional manner. You have the ability to identify opportunities and proactive in putting forward ideas and solutions. You also have the ability to plan activities and carry them through effectively, i.e. prioritizing tasks and work to deadlines. As a person you are curious, flexible, methodical, responsible, result oriented and quality-driven.

What can AkzoNobel offer you?
If you share our values and ambitions, we can give you a career where your knowledge and ambitions will be recognized and rewarded. You will be working in an international environment with many possibilities to develop, both personally and professionally. You will be offered interesting and challenging tasks that open your view and challenges your enterprise. You will be working with likeminded people that share your attitude and enthusiasm. By working for AkzoNobel you will also help us to achieve our ambition - to be the first choice by our customers, shareholders and employees, all over the world.

We perform drug tests on all employees as a part of our effort to maintain a drug-free environment.

For more information about the position please apply and read more at www.akzonobel.com