Technical Specialist electrolyse nickel and hard chrome (m/f/d)
Business Unit:
MEIS
Division:
Research & Development
Who are we looking for?
Technical Specialists in the Application Development Center of Excellence are responsible for contributing expertise, knowledge, and investigative capabilities to Application Development projects assigned to them by the Group Manager. They will work in their area of highest technical competence, but will be encouraged to expand their technical capabilities into the products and processes of other LOBs as well.
Their responsibilities will depend on the nature of the projects on which they work:
- For projects lead by a regional App Development need, the Global Technical Specialist will act in a supporting role for the Regional Project Leader. This will include:
- doing background research on the need, seeking any prior solutions to similar situations, including fundamental background relevant to the problem.
- interfacing with R&D (if needed) to identify key knowledge relevant to the project and an opinion on the feasibility or difficulty of the application development request
- Providing assistance with experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and presentation.
- For projects lead by the App Dev CoE, the Tech Specialist will act as the Project Leader, recruiting team members, organizing the project plan, liaising with any external project participants, and generally guiding the team to designated project milestones. This would include beta testing programs, where the App Dev CoE will help run beta trials of new products with the regional teams and deliver feedback to R&D on the processes’ performance against designated metrics and value propositions. The App Dev CoE will be expected to collaborate with relevant Regional Application Development personnel on producing a beta testing report that will be used in the Stage-Gate commercialization decision.
When necessary, the App Dev CoE will be pulled into technical troubleshooting processes in the regions when difficulty, resource constraints, or unusual stressors dictate an ‘all hands on deck’ approach.
What will you be doing?
- Active participation in the Global Application Development process. This includes documentation of all technical work, providing data analysis and technical documentation needed in the region to achieve closure of Opportunities.
- Technical Specialists will be expected to document instances in which Application Development is insufficient to achieve the desired technical outcome and proposing the project for consideration by the Product Group. This includes a documentation package, quantitative project objectives, hierarchy of customer needs, and gaps that could not be filled by Application Development.
- Coordination between Regional App Dev groups and R&D on new product development programs nearing beta testing to ensure rapid progress into field testing.
- Facilitation of beta stage new product testing with Regional Application Development groups and product documentation to support new product launches. This may include interfacing with any OEMs, Tiers, or key customers required to qualify the new product for their use.
- The Technical Specialist must appropriate safeguard MEIS proprietary information against inadvertent disclosure, and must be aware of any restrictions, sensitivities, or limitations specific to specific customers with whom they work.
- Create and maintain technical training materials for internal use by Sales, Technical Service, and Marketing personnel.
Who are You?
You will succeed in this role if you are:
- Curious and creative—you enjoy exploring ideas, testing hypotheses, and thinking beyond the obvious.
- Analytical and detail‑oriented—you care about data quality, experimental rigour, and scientific integrity.
- Collaborative—you build strong working relationships and communicate technical information clearly.
- Adaptable—you can pivot when project needs change and handle multiple priorities effortlessly.
- Proactive and self‑driven—you take ownership, anticipate challenges, and actively propose solutions.
- Customer‑focused—you understand how technical choices impact end‑users and commercial outcomes.
What competencies will you need?
- Technical degree in Chemistry, Material Science, or Physics strongly preferred. Five+ years of relevant experience in the electroplating or related industry is required.
- Hands-on technical service experience in electroplating and associated chemical processes is strongly desired. Will need to be able to work in our pilot lines and in production environments at customers when needed.
- Functional spoken and written English. Multilingual capability is a major advantage.
- Good to excellent data analysis and presentation skills, with the ability to represent MacDermid Enthone positively and effectively through written and presented materials.
- Good to excellent PC skills, esp Microsoft Office products.
- Project management & intercultural cooperation skills
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and globally (Travel may exceed 25% on occasion)
We are Offering...
- A secure and long-term job in a dynamic and multidisciplinary team
- Comprehensive introduction to various areas of responsibility
- Continuous development opportunities and support through targeted training programs
- An open corporate culture where your ideas and suggestions are valued
- Attractive social benefits and employee offers
- Performance-oriented compensation with the opportunity to earn additional bonuses for good performance
- 30 days of vacation per year and a weekly working time of 37.5 hours
- Collegiality, respect, and recognition as fundamental values of our company #LI-AV1