At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

 

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About You and This Role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Research & Development/Technical Service & Development (R&D/TS&D) Technician. Locations include Freeport, TX / Auburn, MI / Collegeville, PA.

In this role, you will provide advanced technical support to scientists, engineers, and technologists in research, product and process development, analytical testing, and scale-up activities. You will independently execute experimental work, operate and maintain laboratory equipment, troubleshoot technical issues, generate high-quality data, and help improve laboratory methods, equipment, and work processes.

You will also serve as a technical resource within the team, sharing your expertise with others while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Safely plan and execute routine and complex laboratory experiments and testing.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to develop, evaluate, scale up, and commercialize products, processes, and technologies.
• Operate, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Perform analytical and physical testing using established and developing methods.
• Assemble, configure, modify, and troubleshoot laboratory and pilot-scale equipment as needed.
• Collect, analyze, document, and communicate experimental and analytical data.
• Support development, validation, and improvement of test methods, procedures, equipment, and laboratory processes.
• Identify and resolve technical problems involving instrumentation, equipment, experiments, or analytical results.
• Maintain appropriate equipment, calibration, maintenance, and experimental documentation.
• Apply Environmental, Health & Safety requirements and laboratory operating standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, reliability, efficiency, and laboratory performance.
• Share technical expertise and provide guidance or training to other team members.

Required Qualifications

One of the following is required:

• Associate's degree in a science-related discipline or Military Degree Equivalency (MDE) plus 3 or more years of relevant work experience, or High School Diploma/GED plus 5 or more years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an R&D, TS&D, analytical laboratory, pilot plant, or manufacturing-support environment.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation such as HPLC, GC, particle size analyzers, titrators, pH meters, viscometers, or similar equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, modifying, or improving laboratory or pilot-scale equipment.
• Experience with wet chemistry, formulation development, analytical method development, or process scale-up.
• Strong technical problem-solving, data documentation, communication, prioritization, and time-management skills.

Physical Requirements

With or without reasonable accommodation:

• Wear required personal protective equipment.
• Stand, bend, reach, and work for extended periods in a laboratory environment.
• Safely lift, move, or position laboratory equipment and materials weighing up to approximately 50 pounds.

Your Skills

• Laboratory Instrumentation: Operate, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Laboratory Safety: Apply safety requirements, hazard controls, and safe laboratory work practices.
• Analytical Thinking: Evaluate technical problems, interpret data, and develop effective solutions.
• Technical Communication: Clearly document and communicate technical data, observations, and findings.
• Planning and Prioritization: Independently manage multiple activities to meet project and laboratory needs.

Additional Notes

• This is an on-site laboratory-based position.
• This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.