Research Scientist

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About the role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Research Scientist located in Lake Jackson, TX.

This role will reside with-in Dow's Industrial Solutions Energy Platform and the selected candidate will join a high performing R&D team of engineers and scientists collaborating on Gas Treating and Carbon Capture focused Innovation. The candidate will have ample opportunity for R&D project leadership, direct customer engagement, and contribution towards business development. (Keywords: Gas Processing, Carbon Capture, Blue Hydrogen). The work of this team will be implemented in the 5 global regions: Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East / Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct chemical process modeling for the design of gas treating plants using alkanolamine and glycol-based solvents for gas sweetening and dehydration applications.

• Develop subject matter expertise in gas treating process simulation, working with established proprietary (ProComp) and commercial simulator platforms.

• Perform Technoeconomic analysis including capital and operating cost estimation for complex processes.

• Create process design packages by means of established engineering practice, process simulation, empirical design guidelines to extend Dow’s gas treating Innovation portfolio.

• Interface effectively with multiple stakeholders across different functions (Research & Development, Technical Sales & Development, Commercial and Marketing).

• Interface with laboratory teams for development of physical, chemical, and thermophysical properties and that operate pilot plant facilities.

• Monitor competition and market trends relative to Dow intellectual capital positions and integrate the information into group activities and projects

• Support ideation and pipeline filling for a global R&D project portfolio, and as applicable, generate intellectual property.

• Document work in company-internal research reports. Publish external papers for targeted technical marketing venues, including prominent trade journals and conferences.

• Undertake Dow safety training and exhibit excellent safety mindset.

Qualifications

• B.S in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, Process Engineering, Energy Engineering, or Environmental Engineering or similar field required. PhD preferred.

• Minimum 3 years of relevant industry/field experience required. 5 or more years preferred.

• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process

Note: This position requires approximately up to 10% travel.

Skills

• Innovation and technical acumen: Strong understanding of vapor-liquid equilibrium, heat and mass transfer, and process separations. Demonstrated experience in process engineering in midstream and natural gas processing applications, including gas sweetening and gas dehydration through deployment of formulated amine solutions. Expertise in process simulation and modeling with platforms such as Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, ProTreat, UNISIM, or ProMax.

• Interpersonal and communication skills: Proven excellent ability to collaborate with stakeholders in various business functions (sales, marketing, TS&D, etc) as well as external customers. . Active Listening to understand customer needs, collaborating with teams, and responding thoughtfully.

• Collaboration and Operational Efficiency: Demonstrated ability to both lead and be a team player, in planning and executing projects with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve maximum productivity towards decisions or milestones in a timely manner. Ability to write code including custom modules for process simulators and/or scripting for analysis of simulation results

• Documentation: Demonstrated background in intellectual property including patent filing, competitive analysis, prior art searches. Strong track record of innovation documentation in journals and patents

Note: this position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

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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