Product Development Engineer at Formosa Plastics Corporation USA

Point Comfort, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Sep, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

NMR, FTIR, TEM, Rheometry, Material Characterization, Molecular Architecture, Surfactant Chemistry, Additive Selection, Rheological Behavior, Organic Synthesis, Functional Surfactants, Computational Modeling, Supramolecular Systems, Scale-up Trials, Process Enhancements

Industry

Plastics Manufacturing

Description

Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas. Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid. We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities. Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas. Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, located in Point Comfort, Texas (jobsite), is looking for a full-time Product Development Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and 1 year related work experience. Job duties include using NMR, FTIR, TEM, and rheometry to conduct material characterization, analyzing the impact of molecular architecture, surfactant chemistry and additive selection on self-assembly behavior and material performance, determining the influence of environmental variables on the rheological and physical behavior of materials to ensure robustness under varying conditions, performing multi-step organic synthesis of functional surfactants and amphiphilic compounds followed by purification via recrystallization, chromatography, and distillation, engineering supramolecular viscosifiers and additives that enhanced proppant carrying capacity over traditional polymer-based fluids, performing computational modeling to validate and interpret molecular morphologies and predict phase behavior of supramolecular systems, and conducting scale-up trials to validate new formulations and process enhancements. Check Out Our Benefits Health Coverage and Perks Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care Short-term Disability Long-term Disability Group Term Life, Dependent and Supplemental Life Insurance Tuition Reimbursement Work/Life Balance 10 Paid Holidays Paid Time Off for a balanced life (Vacation, Sick and Personal Time) FlexTime Available Competitive Compensation Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match, Cash Balance, Pension Plan

Responsibilities

The Product Development Engineer will conduct material characterization using various analytical techniques and analyze the impact of molecular architecture and surfactant chemistry on material performance. Responsibilities also include performing organic synthesis of surfactants and conducting scale-up trials to validate new formulations.