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    Senior Chemist/Engineer - Conshohocken, United States - Ecovyst, Inc.

    Ecovyst, Inc.
    Ecovyst, Inc. Conshohocken, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    Ecovyst is a materials science, catalyst, and services company dedicated to creating innovative technologies that play a critical role in supporting ecological health and help our customers solve complex challenges.

    Energized by an over 200-year history, we have positioned ourselves to be responsive and fast adapting to rapidly changing economic environments and support our customers with solutions that grow and extend their business growth and sustainability goals.

    Our cutting-edge solutions span across two industry-leading businesses, Ecoservices and Advanced Materials and Catalyst.

    • Ecoservices is dedicated to services that have a positive impact on our planet. Our Ecoservices business provides specialty grade high purity virgin sulfuric acid for a number of diverse and growing end uses.
    • Advanced Materials and Catalyst specializes in silica supports and catalysts. This business allows us to develop innovative technologies that enable our customers and value chain partners to create sustainable products.

    At Ecovyst, we are ready for change, and we believe that each of our team members can be a catalyst for positive change. Our cornerstone values of integrity and fairness, diligence and service, learning and imagination are reflected across our people and our company culture. Our dynamic and inclusive working environment is one where all opinions are valued and the culture of family is fostered. This culture and our strong spirit of teamwork directly benefit our customers, our suppliers, our employees, our planet, and the communities where we live and work.

    Ecovyst's Advanced Materials and Catalyst division is hunting for a Senior Chemist/Engineer - Solid Sorbents to be based at our R&D labs in Conshohocken, PA.

    This critical senior technical leadership role is responsible for leading all aspects of the technical development programs relating to solid sorbents for Ecovyst Advanced Materials & Catalysts (AM&C) emerging markets including metals, organic pollutants, and carbon capture (CC).

    This individual will bring technical expertise and significant experience in solid sorbents for emerging applications to the organization. This individual will take the lead enhancing our capabilities to characterize solid sorbents and evaluate their performance, developing analytical procedures for quality assurance, working with production on scale up, and critically developing our unique value propositions for these markets. The role will also maintain insights of these emerging technologies and applications.

    This individual will network and work closely with peers in the R&D team, the New Business Development Manager, and the Operations Team of Ecovyst Advanced Silicas Business, as well as target customers to drive the new sorbent product development projects to commercialization.

    Responsibilities:

    • Be the organization's go-to expert for solid sorbent chemistries and applications, sharing knowledge broadly across the organization and driving the organization to build new competencies in this emerging market.
    • Understand customer needs and key market trends. Acquire and maintain insights into technology trends for the development of sorbents and their applications.
    • Work closely with the technical and commercial leaders to identify and screen potential opportunities and define the value propositions to assist the decision-making process.
    • Support development of innovative silica-based sorbents.
    • Collaborate closely with Analytical Department to establish capabilities for characterizing solid sorbents and testing their performance.
    • Communicate results and conclusions to customers gaining their buy-in to select Ecovyst as their partner. Bring feedback to Ecovyst to modify and enhance our technical solutions. Develop project plans and drive the organization to deliver on commitments.
    • Provide technical support to the Operations Team in process development and product quality assurance.
    • Provide technical support to customers on the use of Ecovyst silica-based sorbents.
    • Supervise technician(s) working on project areas.

    Note:

    Other responsibilities as deemed appropriate by Management may be added at any time.

    Requirements:

    • PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field with a focus on solid sorbents is essential.
    • 5+ years working experience in industrial or academic environment with 3+ years in solid sorbents, ideally carbon capture focused.
    • Deep understanding of the relationship between solid sorbent characteristics and its function.
    • Knowledge and/or experience in applying solid sorbents to capture CO2 from different point sources and/or air.
    • Expertise in characterizing solid sorbents, particularly silica-based sorbents, for physical and chemical properties.
    • Expertise and hands-on experience in conducting performance testing on solid sorbents.
    • Experience in establishing lab testing capabilities for solid sorbents.
    • Expertise and hands-on experience in synthesizing solid sorbents a plus.

    Personal Attributes:

    • Integrity, composed character, professional presence, and confidence.
    • Creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Desire to continue learning.
    • Self-motivated and committed to hold themself accountable for their performance yet be a team player driven to contribute to and thrive in a global, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team.
    • Well-rounded and able to effectively interact and communicate internally (Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance teams) and externally (customers, vendors).
    • Capability to work in a fast-paced environment, and confidence to make decisions with limited information when the situation requires.
    • Strong affinity for hands-on work in an industrial environment.
    • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.
    • Mindset to operate at the highest safety standards.

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