Senior Research Specialist _ Engineered Materials, DCS

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About this role

Dow Consumer Solutions (DCS), a division of The Dow Company, is seeking a Senior Research Specialist to join our Korean Product Development team for Engineered Materials, based in Jincheon. In this role, you will lead formulation development and provide innovative technical solutions for thermal managements, protectives and adhesives for electronics industry, working closely with Process R&D, TS&D, Marketing, and Commercial teams to drive the new product commercialization.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive innovations with integrated technologies to solve complex technical problems, identify alternative approaches to address new and existing challenges.
• Provide fine-tuned formulations and performance improved products for customer unmet needs.
• Work with TS&D, marketing and commercial teams to identify customer needs and provide technical solutions to drive business growth.
• Interface with the regional and global product development team for development work and collaborate with process engineering for new product scale-up.
• Hands-on lab work for product development and formulation optimization, lab equipment maintenance and management, lab capability build-up, etc.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Polymer Science, Material Science, Chemical Engineering or related disciplines is required.
• Prefer prior experience in a similar position, with good knowledge in polymer chemistry, thermal management, adhesives basics and applications. Working experience in product development in Thermal Conductive Adhesives, Gels, Pottants, Sealants or Conformal Coating is a plus.
• Excellent communication in both English and Chinese.

Desired Skills

• Business sense: Able to understand customer needs and define the customer unmet needs where a new product is required.
• Innovation: Good problem analysis and problem-solving capability targeting on the customer unmet needs.
• Passion and Motivation: Be self-motivated, looking for product development needs from new applications or improvement in existing applications.
• Good communication: Be able to make high-quality presentations to stakeholders or external customers in a professional manner.
• Good teamwork with cross-functional and global team: Ability to successfully partner with team members and stakeholders from multiple backgrounds (TS&D, Sales, Marketing, Process and Engineering) as well as collaborating with global expert to fast deliver the technical solution.

Additional Notes

• This role is based in Jincheon, no international relocation support will be provided.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

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Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

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