Sr. Application Development Engineer

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion.

Celanese Engineered Materials (EM) is seeking a REMOTE Senior Application Development Engineer (ADE) in US to join the Americas Application Development Team of Industrial, Medical & Consumer (IMC) business unit.

Summary

The Senior Application Development Engineer role for IMC is a multi-faceted customer / market facing position responsible for driving new business growth through an entrepreneurial mindset and rigorous SFDC Opportunity Build & Development process.  This Senior Application Development Engineer is responsible for:

• Deliver growth by solving existing and new customers’ problems and commercializing new applications
• Build SFDC pipeline by scouting, targeting and identifying new growth opportunities at new and existing customers
• Drive application development projects from initiation to commercialization; able to articulate CE EM product value propositions and influence key decision maker along the value chain
• Build in-depth industry/segment knowledge to anticipate trends and changes, and bring internally “Voice of the Customer” and new product/technology development opportunities
• Perform preliminary evaluations on select new technologies, market applications or market segments
• Collaborate with global commercial teams (Sales, Marketing, and Technical Service) to ensure project/pipeline delivery; Support/participate in growth teams and share experience/knowledge internally
• Work closely with value chain partners to generate leads and obtain specifications wins

• Bachelor’s in Chemistry, Material Science, or Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Plastics or Equivalent) required
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred
• Results driven - passion to focus on and help customers with an urgent business growth mindset
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Enterprise oriented with strong business acumen skills
• Possesses the following Competencies - Communication proficiency, initiative, teamwork focused, personal relationship building, effectiveness/credibility, technical capacity, project management, time management
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Proven prospecting skills
• Experience - minimum 5-10 years industrial skill in developing applications for high performance engineered polymers in Industrial, Medical and Consumer industries. Previous roles could have been sales, marketing, technical service, or other relevant customer facing experiences
• Willingness to travel 30-50% of the time with overnight stay(s) involved
• A valid motor vehicle operator’s license - ability to drive distances between several locations on a daily / weekly basis
• Airline travel when distances do not reasonably permit driving
• The ability to work remote without direct day to day management supervision
• Knowledge of and use of IT business systems including MS Business Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc…) and Salesforce
• The ability to work legally in the required jurisdiction; No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position 
• Work day / hour flexibility based on customer business need (ex. Customer entertainment etc..)
• Experience with CAE / Moldflow a plus