Are you a Development Engineer in Chemistry and team player who wants to join our journey of sustainable change and towards net-zero climate emissions?
About the position
As Development Engineer in Chemistry within the Organic Material Development group, within the PMT Division, you will be responsible for developing organic materials needed for developing and improving metal powder. Organic materials such as polymers, fatty acid derivates, binders and solvents are examples of materials included in the development. You will work in a small and competent team.
The main tasks of this position are to:

• drive, plan, execute and follow up assignments, pre-studies and development projects that run locally and globally in accordance with the goals of the section and PMT Division

• development and innovation of organic materials and its processes

• analyze and document experimental trials and summarizing the results in technical R&D reports and presentations.

The position is a permanent position located at Höganäs in Höganäs, Sweden.
Business trips and travel will occur in the position.
Your profile
You have an engineering/science educational background, MSc or relevant university degree in Chemistry. Preferably in organic chemistry. You have no less than 3 years of industrial development experience, knowledge in different analyze techniques, such as thermal analysis, rheology and FT-IR. You are an innovative and result-oriented team player, well organized with experimental work and planning skills who enjoy working both independently and in teams. Problem solving and analytical thinking is considered valuable in this position.
If you have leadership skills and experience of working as a project manager or similar, it will be regarded as merit but it’s not a necessity.
You have excellent ability to communicate in an international setting. You are fluent in English, both in written and spoken language. It is a merit if you have language skills in Swedish, but it can also be taught at work. Höganäs AB can even provide classes in the Swedish language so international applicants are more than welcome.
Basic material science knowledge is of course considered as a merit.
Benefits
With proximity to the wonderful surroundings of the Kullahalvön, Höganäs offers you stimulating and developing work tasks as well as good conditions for holidays, pensions, insurance, and skills development. We encourage our employees to live a healthy life and offer all employees a wellness allowance as well as free access to a gym and fitness room. We believe that a good work-life balance is important and therefore offer flexible working methods. As an employee, you also receive reduced working hours, subsidised lunch, and profit sharing.
Working at Höganäs
We aim to offer a great and meaningful place to work where you can fulfil your potential and ambitions. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. We have a clear management philosophy, and just like us you believe that through collaboration and openness we develop as individuals and as a company. We see all employees, regardless of position, as leaders when we approach the challenges that the world - and we - face. Höganäs ambition is to lead the transformation to better meet the needs of tomorrow and become the preferred supplier of sustainable metal powder on a global scale – join us in our journey of sustainable change and towards net-zero climate emissions.
More about Höganäs
Founded in 1797, Höganäs is the world leader in the market for powders, with a yearly capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Our vision is to drive positive change through material innovation, with the ambition of becoming the globally preferred partner for sustainable powder materials. At Höganäs, our strength lies in our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and we are committed to gender diversity. We collaborate with customers to innovate solutions for automotive components, electric motors, brazing, surface coating, welding, and additive manufacturing. Operating 15 production centers worldwide and employing 2,300 people, Höganäs' turnover for 2023 was €1.07 billion. Höganäs is owned by Lindéngruppen and Wallenberg-owned FAM.
Interested?
We have an ongoing selection and review of applications while the ad is published. The deadline for applications is 15th of November 2024.
SAM International Executive search Sweden AB
In this recruitment process we use the services of SAM International Sweden. SAM international’s Peder Alberoth will be responsible for the process. All questions are there for directed to: Peder Alberoth pal@sam-int.com or thru In Mail to https://www.linkedin.com/in/pederalberoth/

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