Senior Customer and Application Development Engineer - Composites

ExxonMobil in China

ExxonMobil has a long history in China dating back to 1892 when its predecessor Standard Oil began marketing kerosene to light the Mei Foo lamps at Chinese homes. Today, ExxonMobil’s business portfolio in China spans the full spectrum of the industry, from upstream to downstream, chemicals and technology center. 
ExxonMobil has a long-term commitment to China through investments, products, technologies and partnerships, helping meet China’s growing demand for energy and petrochemical products.

What role you will play in our team

Help grow our ProxximaTM polyolefin thermoset system business.  These resin formulations are based on cyclic C5 monomers and other proprietary monomers and additives. Our catalyst formulations have strong foundations in Nobel Prize-winning technology developed by Professor Robert Grubbs and his research team. This powerful combination produces polymers that have the capability to outperform today’s thermoset composite solutions across a broad set of everyday applications such as wind turbine blades, electric vehicle parts, construction, and anticorrosion coatings. 
Your role is to help prospective customers around the world convert from their existing thermoset products to ProxximaTM polyolefin thermoset systems by demonstrating cycle time, weight, and physical performance advantages on their composite fabrication equipment. 
Your office is at the European Technology and Engineering Complex located in Shanghai, China.  However, international travel is required to collaborate with technical colleagues located at the Baytown Technology and Engineering Complex is Baytown, Texas, and commercial colleagues located at the ExxonMobil Campus in Spring, Texas.

What will you do

• Provide on-site technical support for customers producing composites via vacuum assisted (VA) and high pressure (HP) resin transfer molding (RTM), pultrusion, and filament winding processes.
• Provide on-site technical support for customers producing non-reinforced molded goods through open mold and reaction injection molding (RIM) processes. 
• Assist customers in optimizing / troubleshooting their process to run ProxximaTM resins and, where needed, provide guidance on equipment upgrades.
• Provide technical insights gleaned from the market to help guide new application developments. 
• Provide market insights to inform and update business strategy. 
• Author technical reports and technical publications to share learnings. 
• Co-author promotional brochures and technical data sheets highlighting performance benefits. 
• Train and mentor less experienced colleagues.

About You

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Material Science or related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in technical roles within the thermoset resins or composites industry
• Experience in customer-/marketing-facing roles and cross-regional collaboration
• Experience in leading technical projects with demonstrated analytical skills
• Strong technical expertise in thermoset resin chemistry and/or composite manufacturing processes, such as HP-RTM (High-Pressure Resin Transfer Molding) and Pultrusion

Functional Skills