Job Description

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we're passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.
Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We're a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you're looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you're in the right place.
About this role
As a Senior TS&D Specialist based in Navi Mumbai, you will support customer needs by developing new applications and providing technical knowledge on Dow products. You will define projects that deliver technical solutions to customers and markets, requiring an understanding of key business drivers and the ability to expand your knowledge in your discipline. You will provide informal guidance to new team members and explain complex information to others. Using your technical experience, established practices, and personal judgment, you will analyze and resolve straightforward problems, impacting the quality of your work and your team's work while adhering to established guidelines and policies. You will lead the design, formulation, and optimization of hybrid, silicone, PU, and other sealants, evaluate new raw materials, curing systems, and facilitate local sourcing and drive lab-to-plant scale-up, troubleshoot production challenges, and ensure robust product commercialization.
Key Responsibilities

• Technical Service & Customer Engagement: Provide on-site and off-site technical support, including product demonstrations, application guidance, and troubleshooting.
• Review and Training: Review customer designs and specifications to ensure correct product selection and application and deliver hands-on training and mock-up demonstrations.
• Commercial Team Collaboration: Work closely with the commercial team to promote products, support key customer trials, and win specifications in major projects.
• Lab Work and Sales Support: Conduct experimentation and testing in the lab to help convert opportunities into successful commercial sales and identify new leads for profitable growth.
• Specification & Standards Work: Develop and maintain technical specifications for products in line with EN, ASTM ISO, and regional building codes, and support the preparation of technical data sheets and certification packages.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with marketing, sales, technical teams (local & global), and procurement to accelerate product launches, meet customer requirements, and support customer events and product promotions.

Qualifications

• Master's or bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Chemistry, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering.
• 12 - 15 years of experience in sealants/adhesives formulation, application technology
• Proven expertise in hybrid polymer technologies, silane-modified polymers, silicone and PU systems.
• Strong knowledge of adhesion science, curing mechanisms, and durability testing.
• Experience in customer-facing technical service, specification work, and application demonstrations.
• Familiarity with construction standards and building codes relevant to sealing & bonding.

Your skills :

• Strong communication, presentation, and project management skills.
• Planning and prioritizing work.
• Self-motivation.
• Project management
• Innovation & New Product Development
• Cross-functional team player.

Additional Notes:

• Relocation support is not available for this role.
• The ability to accommodate a flexible schedule aligned with international time zones (if required) is essential.

Benefits - What Dow offers you
We invest in you.
Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

• Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).

• Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees' Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:

• Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
• Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
• Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd
Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers' challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.
A Great Place to Work Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on .

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