Department The Business Unit Specialty Films & Sheets (SF&S) produces film and sheet products out of SABIC-IP’s resins, mainly Lexan* resin. Many versatile market segments are served including automotive, displays, building & construction, aircraft and rail. The SF&S T&I team in Bergen op Zoom is supporting many sheet and film Technology activities. The team works on NPI and Platform programs and supports the SF&S business by lab evaluations, extrusions, color developments, B&C evaluations, customer & plant support. We are looking for a fulltime Product Development Specialist to strengthen our Product Development team. The Challenge Lead sheet product development programs for the Building and Construction segment. Identify and grow understanding on new sustainable product opportunities. Drive platform developments of innovative sustainable solutions for B&C, including the integration of solar technologies in SF&S sheet and film products. Offer in-depth technical support to (larger) architectural projects. Understand SF&S product portfolio capability and utilize know-how to advice customers, i.e. architects, installers. Global cross-functional interaction with technology, commercial, product management and manufacturing teams. Your Profile Masters or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial / Architectural Design. Dependant on personality and education this can be an entrance level role or a role for someone with 3 – 5 years of relevant working experience. Experience or knowledge of building & construction. Experience or knowledge of solar technologies and/or markets is a strong advantage. Affinity with FEA-CAD analyses. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills. As a person you have / are: A high-energy personality with the ability to identify and lead innovative technical programs. Practical / hands-on and creative individual with a service oriented mentality, a great team spirit and a ‘can-do’ attitude. Team player being able to drive cross-functional / cross-polar teams. Further Information For more information about this role you can contact: Sander de Grood (Recruiter) on +31 (0)46-722 2551 or Bernd Jansen (Technology Manager Sheet) on +31 (0)16 429 2994. Please apply online before the closing date of: April 14th 2012. Sharing our futures in leadership SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe. At SABIC we are pushing the limits further. We are ambitious and striving to become the preferred world leader in chemicals. To achieve this ambition, we strongly invest in our most important asset – our employees. We see it as our task to help you develop a career with us that challenges you in ways that really make you come alive. Make your career happen with SABIC.