Application Development Engineer

About the role

Location: Mexico (Remote Role)

Hours: Full-Time

Type of Contract: Permanent

We provide solutions for a better tomorrow.

Candidates Must Reside in Mexico

Area of responsibility:

•    Provide expert technical advice to Borealis core 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

Requirements:

Education 
     Bachelors degree (e.g. chemistry, biochemistry, material science, chemical technology, mechanical, biology)
     Bilingual Spanish and 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
    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

About Borealis and our offer

We are here for you! If you have any questions, please contact Marc Kochan, (Marc.Kochan@Borealisgroup.com). Please note that applications via e-mail will not be accepted since we are serious about protection of your personal data, so thank you for applying online.

We offer a role specific compensation and a competitive salary and fringe benefit package reflecting your profile, experience and the specifics of the country/location you apply for.

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.

Borealis is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions. In Europe, Borealis is also an innovative leader in polyolefins recycling and a major producer of base chemicals. We leverage our polymer expertise and decades of experience to offer value-adding, innovative and circular material solutions for key industries such as consumer products, energy, healthcare, infrastructure and mobility. With operations in over 120 countries and head offices in Vienna, Austria, Borealis employs around 6,000 people. In 2022, we generated a net profit of EUR 2.1 billion. OMV, the Austria-based international oil and gas company, owns 75% of our shares. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), owns the remaining 25%. In re-inventing essentials for sustainable living, we build on our commitment to safety, our people, innovation and technology, and performance excellence. We are accelerating the transformation to a circular economy of polyolefins and expanding our geographical footprint to better serve our customers around the globe. Our operations are augmented by two important joint ventures: Borouge (with ADNOC, headquartered in the UAE); and Baystar™ (with TotalEnergies, based in the US). www.borealisgroup.com | www.borealiseverminds.com | careers.borealisgroup.com

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.