Chemist
ITT Inc.

Job Info

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Position Summary

Company Overview:

Wolverine Advanced Materials, an entity of ITT Corporation's Motion Technologies Division, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance materials. Our core competency is in performance-critical, specialty elastomer-coated metals that offer damping and seal-ability solutions in the automotive and gasket industries.

ITT is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and oil and gas markets. With a strong global footprint of more than 100 facilities, we are well positioned to solve the most critical challenges of our customers around the world. These locations include 41 manufacturing facilities in 14 countries in addition to global service capabilities. Through these worldwide operations, our 9,500 team members partner with customers to deliver enduring solutions that make a lasting difference and help the world move forward. ITT is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., with sales in well over 100 countries. The company generated 2020 revenues of $2.5 billion. For more information, visit www.itt.com

Motion Technologies is one of three ITT Value Centers focused on the Transportation industry. The Motion Technologies Value Center generates over $1.274B in revenues and is made up of three main businesses.

Wolverine's Global Footprint:

We employ approximately 550 people worldwide, with global headquarters in Dearborn, MI.

Sales and Technical Offices

• Dearborn, Michigan

• Chennai, India

• Ohrignen, Germany

• Shanghai, China

• Tokyo, Japan

Manufacturing Operations

• Blacksburg, VA

• Changshu, China

• Leesburg, Florida

• Ohringen, Germany

Position Summary:

The adhesive chemist will be responsible for assisting in the design/improvement of products (liquid and transfer film adhesives), and customer recommendations for all product lines which includes sealing, brake applications and NVH / NSV.

Essential Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

• Supports new product development, performance improvement of existing products, and conducts chemical research and development related to adhesives industry.

• Works closely and cooperatively with chemists, technicians, customers and suppliers. Participates in the development, testing, qualification and scale-up of adhesive formulations including development of project plans and timelines, and execution of project plans.

• Provides technical support/troubleshooting to technology applicable issues in manufacturing or related to product performance as needed.

• Characterizes materials, screens, optimizes, and collects reproducible data for developing test methodologies. Sign of experiment in practical aspects.

• Provides regular updates of individual projects through monthly reviews, technical reviews, and stage-gate reviews.

• Maintains working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.

• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned according to the higher priorities requested by R&D and engineering department (multi-tasking).

• The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Position Requirements

Position Requirements:

• Master or bachelor's degree in Polymer Chemistry/Polymer Engineering/Chemical Engineering or related fields with two years of experience in adhesive industry (liquid and pressure sensitive adhesives).
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, patents, ASTMs, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Experience with polymer and material conventional testing methods (chemical and mechanical) such as: DSC, TGA, DMA, rhemoetry, IR, UV, ...
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook). Minitab, and MATLAB. Utilize various software to develop and implement Design of Experiments
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Problem solving and analysis skills that include the collection, evaluation and reporting of data and information related to system problems and observations.

• Strong communication skills that include attentive listening, ability to respond to opinions constructively and effectively present ideas to an audience.

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*Wolverine Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer.

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