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Corteva Agriscience
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; NA-US-IN-Indianapolis - 301
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The Formulation Process Development Engineer within Product Science and Technology at Corteva Agriscience, works within a team of formulation chemists, analysts, technicians and Operations personnel to develop process routes to manufacture and scale up existing and emerging novel agrichemical formulations. This role is responsible for (a) evaluating critical process parameters through experimental design, (b) demonstrating the solutions in a scale-up environment and (c) transferring the technology to manufacturing to realize value
for the business. This position is located at the Corteva Agriscience Global Business Unit site in Indianapolis, Indiana and reports to the technical manager of the Formulation Process Science & Technology Group.
Core Responsibilities
As a team member of the R&D team, the Formulation Process Development Engineer is required to make key decisions in regard to their respective research projects that will have both immediate and long-term impact to the Corteva Agriscience Crop Protection business. Curiosity, critical thinking and collaboration are required to be successful in this role. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Using Design of Experiment (DoE) to design and conduct experiments to understand key process variables that affect product performance, quality, stability and manufacturability.
Important properties include, viscosity, particle size, bulk density, dispersion time, suspensibility, emulsion stability, etc.
Formulation types include water-dispersible granules (WDG), oil-dispersions (OD), capsule suspensions (CS), soluble liquids (SL), emulsifiable concentrates (EC), suspension concentrates (SC), baits etc. of new and existing active molecules
Conducting research and testing to implement practical solutions to formulation manufacturing challenges
Coordinating and planning cross-functional samples for reactive chemistry, packaging compatibility, application studies, material compatibility, etc.
BS, MS or PhD in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, material science, or chemistry, plus 4-6 years of relevant industrial or R&D experience (preferred).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to deliver presentations that distill complex ideas and proactively communicate results and progress to technical teams, supervision, management, and business leadership
Ability to travel up to 10%
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