Application Development Engineer - DuPont : Job Details

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We are excited to share that on May 22, 2024, DuPont announced plans to separate(1) into three industry-leading, independent publicly traded companies. This strategic move will create focused businesses with distinct investment profiles. We believe the proposed separations will create opportunities for all three future companies to better serve their customers and unlock long-term value for stakeholders. This process is expected to take 18-24 months from the date of announcement to complete. We are committed to supporting our employees throughout this transition and ensuring a smooth and successful separation process. We look forward to welcoming new talent who are interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.

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The Tyvek® and Typar® (T&T) enterprise in Safety line of business aspires to be the leading provider of breathable high-performance materials for worker protection, patient safety and creativity. We provide (1) durable garments and accessories for chemical protection (2) durable microbial barrier materials for sterile environments (3) non-tear, lightweight sheet products for graphics, signage, and packaging and (4) filtration membranes and weatherproof barriers.

DuPont has an exciting and challenging opportunity for an America Tyvek® Application Development Engineer in the Tyvek® Roll Goods line of business.

This position reports to the Global Technology Leader, Tyvek® Roll Goods and will collaborate closely with external customers to support current applications in terms of quality and technical services and will support new product application development. This position will be located at our Tyvek® manufacturing site in Richmond (VA).

This position requires at least 25% domestic traveling.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support customers and internal teams for product quality related questions in relationship to Tyvek® Roll Good applications.
• Provide effective technical support to customers on application related questions.
• Provide fitness for use assessment in internal management of change processes.
• Support management of change projects.
• Support development of technical channel partners and distributors within targeted market segments.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for internal and external customers stakeholders.
• Develop in-depth understanding of the competitive technology environment.
• Prepare/contribute to product literature, sales tools, and case stories for new and existing products.
• Conduct technical trainings and/or seminars for distributors and customers.
• Write and publish technical papers/articles for selected conferences/tradeshows.
• Support our innovation pipeline for Tyvek® Roll Goods applications by:
  • Working hand in hand with marketing and sales to collect market-back insights.
  • Understanding customer needs and translating into innovative product solutions, meeting application performance and cost in-use requirements, and collaborating with R&D to develop new products to meet current and future needs.
  • Driving technically longer-term growth projects in Tyvek® Roll Goods applications in a disciplined manner.
  • Continuously monitoring competitive, technical and customer trends

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in materials science chemistry, chemical engineering, or related fields. Master's degree in materials science chemistry, chemical engineering, or a comparable field preferred.
• Competency in packaging science, nonwovens, films, coatings, printing, and adhesives required.
• 5+ years' experience in packaging, printing industry or manufacturing settings.
• Six Sigma training, statistics competence or certifications are a positive
• Demonstrated experience leading projects.
• Computer Literacy: PowerPoint and Excel Savvy

Competencies

• Intellectual curiosity and an ability to rapidly absorb and understand technical concepts and apply them in creative ways.
• Innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial initiative
• Track records in successfully leading projects
• Results Oriented, ability to influence key stakeholders (external and internal)
• Rigor: makes decisions driven by analytics and market insight.
• Self-starter with a pragmatic, hands-on approach
• Strong people skills and cultural quotient- proven ability to work in diverse, cross-functional team environment.

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(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing.  For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPont's announcement.