Chemical Engineer

Job Title: Chemical Engineer

Location: 5950 North Course Drive, Houston TX 77072. US. Hybrid Schedule (1 day per week remote)

Description:

We're seeking a Chemical Engineer/Chemist to join our Research and Development Engineering Team at Houston M-I Swaco Technology Center (HMTC). In this role, the Chemical Engineer contributes to providing innovative and cost-effective solutions, involving the development or enhancement of techniques, procedures, or products. They play a pivotal role in planning, conducting, and evaluating approaches to meet project objectives in a timely manner.

The ideal candidate will have prior experience in developing and formulating the chemistry of new fluids, along with a strong foundation in organic chemistry.

Responsibilities

•    Assist in identifying and organizing requirements and developing relevant product specifications.

•    Create and maintain product documentation. Provide user training as required. In collaboration with internal stakeholders develop product bulletins.

•    Analyze, design, develop and maintain products and assist in their commercialization.

•    Explain complicated chemistry issues to co-workers having no background in chemistry.

•    Complete lab work and transfer new technology to the field.

•    Working knowledge of design of experiments.

•    Design and develop products that exhibit sustainability improvements (lower carbon footprint, lower toxicity).

•    Design, implement, and execute laboratory tests, document results and develop internal and external customer presentations.

•    Conduct or participate in technical reviews of requirements, results and specifications.

•    Assign, direct and review work of technicians and provide guidance to engineers.

•    Author technical reports, papers, articles, patents and presentations. Share expertise via internal knowledge sharing platforms. Expand informal network throughout the organization.

•    Keep abreast of novel technical concepts and markets. Adopt new practices readily to develop innovative, sustainable and low-cost products.

•    Maintain familiarity with company technology, organization and business.

•    Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements as defined in the risk control matrix.

Requirements: 

•    BSc degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or, advanced degree MS or PhD degree in Chemistry, Chemical engineering  •   2-5 Years of experience in chemical product development as a chemist or a chemical engineer in a corporate environment.

•    Experience developing additives for drilling fluids, paints, coatings, or similar.

•    Ability to analyze chemical products, assess performance and areas of improvement

•    Preferred skills:

o   Experience with Drilling Fluids 

o   Experience in polysaccharide derivatization.

o   Experience with fatty acids and derivatives chemistry.

o   Knowledge of surfactants and development of direct and invert emulsions.

o   Experience with developing complex formulations.

o   Structure-activity analysis for chemical additives