Application Development Engineer

About the role

Location: USA - Other location

Hours: Full-Time

Type of Contract: Permanent

Application Deadline:

Make Technology Real!

The Application Development Engineer Wire & Cable is an expert in application and processing technologies used by the customers and has the responsibility for technically developing, installing and maintaining Borealis’ solutions at the customer. This position serves core customers in a defined geographical region. The role purpose is to pro-actively bring technical advice to customers, to position Borealis in the local value chain in the geographical region (customers, suppliers, end-users, standardization committees, interest groups, universities, R&D institutes, etc.), to bring information on market needs and trends from that value chain back to Borealis and to actively support Borealis technical innovation in assigned application area. This role is a remote role.

Area of responsibility:

Provide expert technical advice to Borealis core Wire & Cable customers

Technical advisor role; able to detect and develop sustainable customer solutions for the identified needs by advising customer with expert product, processing and application knowledge. Analyse and investigate (sometimes) complex customer complaints and propose measures to resolve and avoid problems. Assure availability of needed documentation (product information, product liability & compliance, analysis & quality data, etc.)

Co-develop core customer technical strategy with sales and marketing.

Support value creation

Seek new business opportunities for existing products, and position/communicate the (technical) added value of these new opportunities both externally and internally.

Identify and communicate technical application and processing value drivers in the value chain. Develop insight in the competitive positioning of competitors in specific application and process technologies for a defined geographical region. Interact with the value chain network active in area of responsibility. Publish and present technical papers at local conferences and fairs.

Support technical innovation

Support innovation that is of importance to Borealis. Therefore actively contribute to entire innovation process from needs identification to implementation, mainly focussing on: needs identification, defining and validating technical feasibility (application and processing fit) of proposed solution, and positioning the value of the solution towards the customer.

Support AS and Innotech

Provide application/processing technology support to sales, marketing, R&D, production, with AD&TS Expert knowledge or documentation.

Pro-actively identify IPR opportunities (patents and infringements)

Travel 25%-50%

About you

Education

Bachelors degree (e.g. engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, material science, chemical technology, mechanical, biology)

English: advanced knowledge, spoken and written

Plastics and extrusion experience

Industry experience in wire and cable

Formulation and product development knowledge

Technical product development expertise

5+ years relevant working experience in the Wire & Cable industry

Strong technical expertise in assigned application area

Excellent knowledge of the international market in assigned application area

Ability to build, maintain and influence value chain network

Ability in identifying, capturing and measuring value opportunities

Our offer

Borealis has competitive compensation and benefits which you can read more about on our Career Page.

For this role in the United States we also offer:

paid vacation

6% 4O1K Match

Profit Sharing

Bonus

13 paid holidays

Medical, Dental and Vision coverage from day first day of employment

Salary Range $105,000-$135,000 DOE

Application Process

If you're excited about the prospect of joining our team and being a part of Making It Real, please submit your application via the “apply now” button in the job posting to apply directly.

If you have any questions, please contact Marc Kochan, ().

We reserve the right to close this vacancy for further applications when we have received sufficient applications that meet the advertised requirements and will contact you as soon as screening is closed.

At Borealis, we are committed to an equal recruitment process. We value diversity, and all applicants & employees are treated fairly and equally. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression.

Borealis only accepts candidate resumes from recruiters or recruiting agencies if they have been explicitly commissioned by Borealis for a specific recruitment and if the data is provided to us in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Borealis will not accept or pay fees for candidate resumes of any form or kind that were sent unsolicited to either HR or directly to our hiring managers.