Application Engineer - Flow Chemistry

Requisition Number: 67608

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

The global Information Technology (IT) Function is leading efforts to align IT and Business Strategy, leverage IT investments, and optimize end to end business processes and associated information integration technologies.  Through these efforts, IT helps to improve the competitive position of Corning's businesses through IT enabled processes.  IT also delivers Information Technology applications, infrastructure, and project services in a cost efficient manner to Corning worldwide.

Overview: Hire a person with a strong interest in chemical engineering & chemistry to support our clients with reactor installation & commissioning, process development and DOE with Corning AFR reactor suite.

Qualifications:

• BTech /MTech (preferably) in chemical engineering or Master’s degree or a PhD in organic chemistry, supplemented by experience as a Research Engineer or Application Engineer from reputed institute
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in flow chemistry R&D and Plant

Responsibilities:

• Manage start-up of flow equipment for our customers. (commissioning, training, test monitoring, data analysis, equipment process, optimization proposal) at lab and pilot scale projects
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to flow chemistry equipment, flow reactors, and associated system
• Support design of reaction, optimize continuous flow chemistry processes for various applications for pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, specialty materials and agrochemicals
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, safety protocols, and quality standards in all aspects of flow chemistry experimentation and production.

Location: Pune or Mumbai (ready to relocate to Pune in future). Travel of up to 80%

Desired skills:

• Strong technical knowledge of design of reaction
• Technical understanding of scale up principle, lab-scale to commercial production.
• Have a good knowledge of experimental investigations to characterize reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and mass transfer phenomena in flow reactors
• Relationship skills (communication, listening, self-motivated)
• Ability to work in international context
• Autonomy and proactivity in changing environments
• Analytical skills when dealing with customer issues
• Adaptation, integration and teamwork skills