Research and Development Associate Chemist in Owingen bei Global Tire Repair

Die ITW Global Tire Repair Europe GmbH entwickelt, produziert und vertreibt Reifenreparatursysteme.

Global Tire Repair, a Division of Illinois Tool Works; division of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), a $14B multi-industrial manufacturing company, is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of tire repair solutions to global retailers and automotive OEMs. Core brands include: Fix-A-Flat®, Slime®, Genuine Innovations®, and Terra-S®.

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  Responsible for product design & development; planning and conducting full product development from lab, bench, pilot, and production. With an understanding of liquid, solid, and elastomer chemistry.
• Chemical understanding of liquid, solids, and elastomers with the ability to apply knowledge to product opportunities. Ability to learn applicable interfacial chemistry on the job with guidance
• Understanding of colloidal chemistry and complex mixtures consisting of emulsions and suspensions.
• Participate in analytical activities related to raw material assessment, new product development, method development and validation and performs assigned analytical activates to support on-going projects.
• Develop, validate, and perform oscillatory and rotational rheological tests.
• Write and review technical documents including research reports, laboratory notebooks, analytical method development, and method validation protocols.
• Write new work instructions, blending processes, design product and raw material specifications, and take part in varying audits.
• Communicates and prepare presentation reports on testing status, produces timely project updates, develops presentations and reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to troubleshoot and interpret analytical chemistry results as well as understand testing means chosen.
• Identifies and provides recommendations on new technologies to continuously improve R&D/NPD processes and participates in the research of new technologies / instrumentation.
• Participate in developing and setting of new product development goals.
• Provides analysis of technical feasibility for customer backed innovation opportunities under review.
• Able to draft and/or adequately explain to have drafted the need for IP on new products such as Patents or Copyrights for various stakeholders.
• Maintain understanding and serve as a resource on market specific product, process technology, external technical community trends and the competitive intellectual property.
• Maintain working knowledge of all production processes and standard practices.
• Proactively identify opportunities for significant process or product improvements.
• Perform or support test and process method modifications; critical process parameters and analytical performance characteristics. Identify technical alternatives and make risk-based decisions within the area. Use technical data that interacts with multiple areas and processes.
• Provides diverse; independent technical data and insight to support risk management evaluation and assessment.
• Assist in resolution of technical issues and manufacturing issues.
• Presents technical information to internal and external groups. Shares scientific information and expertise as required.
• Manage products and projects thru the complete life cycle.
• Comply with all ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and IATF 16949 policies, procedures and practices.
• Able to understand and provide feedback for regulatory concerns for various regions on all products where each product may be sold in.
• Proficient in lab documentation and lab process to design product for manufacturability.
• Find external test centers when a specific test is needed.
• Make literature research and interpret knowledge for possible development applications.
• Other duties as assigned

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  Verantwortlich für Produktdesign und -entwicklung; Planung und Durchführung der vollständigen Produktentwicklung von Labor, Prüfstand, Prototypen und Produktion. Mit gutem Verständnis der Chemie von Flüssigkeiten, Feststoffen und Elastomeren.
• Chemisches Verständnis der Flüssigkeits-, Festkörper- und Elastomerchemie mit der Fähigkeit, das Wissen auf Produktmöglichkeiten anzuwenden. Fähigkeit, anwendbare Grenzflächenchemie am Arbeitsplatz unter Anleitung zu erlernen
• Verständnis der kolloidalen Chemie und komplexer Gemische, die aus Emulsionen und Suspensionen bestehen.
• Nimmt an analytischen Aktivitäten im Zusammenhang mit der Bewertung von Rohstoffen, der Entwicklung neuer Produkte, Methodik Entwicklung und Validierung teil und führt zugewiesene analytische Untersuchngen zur Unterstützung laufender Projekte durch.
• Entwicklung, Validierung