Customer Technical Development Engineer Life Solutions - EMEA

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for:

The Customer Technical Development (CTD) function within Specialty Polymers delivers high-value technical expertise to customers by leveraging our full portfolio, resources, and know-how.We are seeking a creative, curious, proactive, and agile engineer to join our Technical Development team, supporting Life Solutions markets (consumer, construction, healthcare, advanced packaging, advanced separation).
In this role, you will provide technical application development expertise to customers while collaborating closely with commercial teams, R&D, and manufacturing to deliver complete, innovative solutions.

We count on you for:

• Providing proactive technical expertise to solve customer challenges
• Partnering with customers and commercial teams to identify and develop application opportunities
• Building and maintaining strong customer and industry relationships
• Driving business growth by identifying new opportunities and applications
• Translating customer needs into clear value propositions
• Developing strong market and competitive insights
• Collaborating with global CTD and R&D teams to deliver solutions (material selection, validation, prototyping, testing, processing)
• Delivering technical training and creating internal/external technical content
• Promoting and supporting sustainability-driven solutions
• Sharing expertise globally and contributing to technical marketing materials

You can count on us for:

• A dynamic role with diverse challenges and strong customer interaction
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth
• Exposure to market trends and competitive insights within a leading global company

You will bring:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, or similar
• Experience with polymers in a technical role is a plus
• Fluency in English is mandatory; German is a strong plus
• Knowledge of polymer physics, material selection, and processing
• Hands-on experience in manufacturing (e.g., extrusion, injection or compression molding) is preferred
• Mechanical aptitude, including part/tooling design and failure analysis
• Ability to work independently and build strong relationships globally
• Strong communication, customer focus, and problem-solving skills

You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The Belgian annual base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this new hire is:  €85,000 €124,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualification and internal equity and can ultimately be more or less than the posted salary range.
• 16+ weeks of parental leave (based on local regulations)
• Access to a comprehensive training platform
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

Additional information:

• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time
• Driving license required
• Location: EMEA

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.