Application Specialist

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role

Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly creative and technically skilled individual to join our Application Lab as an Application Specialist - Plastics. In this role, you will support Surface Solutions' commercial teams across (North and South America). Specializing in decorative pigments and laser marking for plastic applications. This position requires a blend of scientific knowledge and artistic sensibility to develop, evaluate, and present innovative color solutions for industrial use. On-site presence in the application laboratory located in Philadelphia, PA. Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Provide technical support on laser marking additives and decorative pigments for plastics.
• Manage customer-driven projects, collaborating with sales, marketing teams to develop tailored solutions.
• Conduct application testing and analysis to optimize product performance for plastics.
• Learn and adapt new application technologies to create concept prototypes showcasing USPs of our products in applications.
• Develop and deliver technical training and presentations for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Support marketing initiatives by creating technical content and application insights.
• Facilitate new product introductions, working closely with product management.
• Address technical inquiries from customers, sales teams, and other stakeholders.
  
  

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Materials Engineering, or other technical discipline.
• 2 years of experience demonstrating a strong foundation in plastics technology and application development.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledgeable in pigment technologies and their applications within plastic industry.
• Strong creativity and problem-solving skills with an eye for color trends, and functional performance.
• Experience working with plastics additives.
• Familiarity with plastics manufacturing processes (e.g., extrusion, injection molding, film processing).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with customers, sales, marketing and other internal partners.
  
  

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.