2024-2025 Campus Graduate - R&D/TS&D Technician

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

 

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

Dow is seeking proactive and talented individuals for R&D/TS&D Technician roles. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to innovative projects and make a significant impact. The majority of these positions can be done in Michigan, Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Opportunities may exist at other sites within the United States.

About you and this role:

R&D/TS&D Technicians provide essential technical support to Lead Scientists and Technologist Leaders in the preparation and execution of experimental activities and studies. R&D/TS&D Technicians also provide laboratory and computer-based tasks supporting product development, application development, technical service, and/or product or process research.

In this role, you will be using your prior related experience, job-related training, or vocational training to complete assigned laboratory activities. You will possess a safety-first mindset and a high ethical standard. You will need to have basic technical and administrative skills to follow the established and approved work processes. You will need to understand how these assigned duties relate to other jobs within your workgroup and be able to exchange basic technical information with other team members.

It is your responsibility to fully understand and use standard operating procedures and/or established analytical/scientific methods to address R&D problems of real-world interest to Dow. You must have the ability to select solutions from established options to resolve typical laboratory, data organization, and data coordination problems. You will be accountable for managing your own assigned workload with no additional supervisory responsibilities, and to communicate clearly the progress and results of your work. Your performance impacts the quality of your own work as well as your team’s work. Once established, you will receive moderate level of supervision and guidance in this role.

Responsibilities – Duties, projects, tasks, and activities you would be responsible for in this role

• Is responsible and accountable to ensuring safety of yourself and your colleagues.  Intervenes when observing unsafe behaviors and follows Dow’s Respect & Responsibility standard
• Works effectively as part of a team in a laboratory supporting chemists and engineers in developing, screening and commercializing new products and process
• Manages and then safely executes laboratory work requests, maintaining and running relevant laboratory apparatus and testing equipment and documenting data
• Prepares for and independently performs standard and some non-routine procedures using relevant equipment and instruments, for which activities may include sample or materials preparations, equipment setup and/or configurations, and proper handling and disposal of waste materials that may be generated from experimental activities
• Accurately and reliably records readings and observations using relevant equipment and instruments
• Acts responsible for calibration, safe operation, and routine maintenance of simple and moderately complex instruments or machinery, and troubleshoots faulty equipment and initiates repair processes as appropriate
• Maintains inventories of consumable materials, chemicals, and supplies related to activities by anticipating usage rates, order lead times, and ordering/purchasing procedures
• Promptly and effectively communicates issues to Technology Leader or lead scientists in order to enable or accelerate problem resolution
• Actively participates in work group team meetings to address safety, process improvement, problem solving, and other work group, department, and functional topics

Qualifications

• A minimum of an associate’s degree in a science related discipline; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Newer graduates or those graduating by summer 2025 are encouraged to apply
• A minimum requirement for this US-based position is the ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent basis.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process. 

This position requires the routine use of safety glasses, lab coats, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as determined by the laboratory activities being performed.  Some roles may also entail some additional physical demands, such as:

• Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes.
• Wear and use respirators.
• Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Work in tight or closed-in spaces.
• Climb stairs/ladders and work at heights.
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.  
• Lift a maximum of 50 lbs.

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 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. 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.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.