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Chemistry that Matters 

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It's all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let's explore what matters!

As one of the world's largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society's future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE portfolio.  Today, the company serves customers in more than 140 countries with a global workforce of close to 29,000 talented individuals.  Our values - Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver - are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click  here: www.sabic.com/en/careers/benefits-that-matter/career-matters/SABIC-Leadership-Way

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. "What Matters" is making a meaningful impact for the world - through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture.   We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

For an overview of our benefits here at SABIC, please visit: www.yoursabicbenefits.com

Job Summary

The Specialist - Electrification, T&I is an individual contributor role responsible for driving technology and solution development initiatives for thermoplastics materials and applications within the Electrical & Electronics (E&E) market. The role focuses on developing differentiated thermoplastic solutions and application roadmaps for key growth segments including AI data centers, energy storage systems, stationary batteries, charging infrastructure, connectors, power distribution, and advanced electrical applications. A strong emphasis is placed on leveraging expertise in AI data center thermoplastics, flame-retardant materials, thermal management, electrical safety, and high-performance E&E applications to identify market needs and translate them into customer-focused material solutions.

This position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including commercial, marketing, application development, material science, processing, and product management to accelerate solution development and portfolio positioning. The Specialist will also serve as a customer-facing technical expert, engaging directly with OEMs, Tier suppliers, and industry partners to understand future technological trends, define application requirements, support strategic roadmaps, and develop innovative thermoplastic solutions aligned with market demands. The role also supports process optimization, application engineering, and commercialization efforts to strengthen the company's competitive position in electrification and next-generation E&E markets.

Job Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technology roadmap for engineering thermoplastics, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market positioning of SABIC engineering thermoplastic solutions, for applications supporting global electrification including AI Data centers and stationary energy storage systems
• Identify and prioritize innovative projects that drive growth, enhance product performance, and derive insights and guidelines for positioning of developed material and solution portfolio.
• Working with product development team, develop new products and optimize existing product offerings to address unmet market needs.
• Working with application technology, process development team, business team and customers, develop right validation package for the existing and developed products to demonstrate technical feasibility of using them for various applications supporting global electrification initiatives.
• Support application engineering efforts to develop new uses for thermoplastic products for automotive and stationary batteries and E&E applications.
• Provide technical solutions to meet customer needs and improve product performance supporting above industry applications.
• Work closely with ETP materials science, application technology, processing, legal, market development and commercial organization supporting sale and growth of ETP products for electrifications aligned with business strategy.
• Partner with external R&D labs and value chain partners, production, marketing, and sales teams to ensure cohesive execution of innovative projects.
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, materials science, chemistry, or related field is required. Advanced degree (master's or PhD) in a relevant discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 10-12 years of proven experience in the engineering thermoplastics industry, with significant experience in technology and innovation roles working with broad cross-functional teams. Experience in developing applications in AI data centers, energy storage systems preferred.
• Expertise in thermoplastic materials, product formulation, and process engineering. Advanced knowledge of application engineering and product development processes.
• Strong project management skills with ability to oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Proficiency in using technology and innovation tools relevant to the industry.
• Leadership: Ability to inspire team without authority
• Innovation: Strong innovative mindset to drive new ideas and solutions.
• Technical Expertise: Deep technical knowledge in engineering thermoplastics and electrification applications
• Collaboration: Effective interpersonal and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally.
• Quality Orientation: Commitment to maintaining high standards for product quality and compliance.
• Strategic Focus: Capability to align technical initiatives with overall business strategy and sustainability goals.

Eligibility Requirements (Regional Specific)

• You must submit your application for employment online to be considered. Please submit your resume using the "Apply Now/Apply" option on this page.
• You must be 18 years or older
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work for SABIC in the United States on a full-time basis.

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work (e.g. Monday - Friday)] during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.