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Then you might be the right candidate for this newly created position within our team.\n\nAt Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs - today and in the future. \n\nWe are looking for a Process Development Engineer who combines strong technical expertise in chemical process engineering with a hands-on, data-driven approach to bring innovative ideas from R&D to plant implementation.\n\nWe are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?\n\nAbout the job\n\nAs Process Development Engineer you will be part of the Process Development team of the Polymer Specialties Technology group.\nThe Polymer Specialties Technology group manages as licensor and know-how owner the manufacturing processes and technologies used in the business line Polymer Specialties covering over 800 unique products at 13 manufacturing sites. The products are divided over 4 major product groups: Organic Peroxide (OP), Metal Alkyls (MA), Complex Metal Organics (CMO) and Anti-Fouling and Suspension Agents (AFSA).\n\nAs a Process Development Engineer, you will help shape the future of our Polymer Specialties technologies. You will define development strategies and design, set up and lead pilot-plant and on-site trials to bring new products and production technologies to life.\nYou will transform data into clear insights by designing experiments, interpreting results, and using advanced process simulation tools, supporting major site expansion projects by specifying engineering criteria and introducing state-of-the-art technologies.\nIn addition, you will drive continuous improvement by increasing yields, reducing costs, lowering emissions, and helping implement next-generation process control systems that enhance overall plant performance.\n\nIn short: you will innovate, optimize, and future-proof our manufacturing processes-while working in an environment where your ideas make a real impact.\n\nIn your future role as Process Development Engineer you will\n\nAct as R&D project manager, ensuring that assigned projects are delivered in scope, on time and within budget while coordinating with all relevant functions (e.g. R&D, manufacturing and marketing)\nSet up, plan and execute pilot experiments and plant trials, and analyze, interpret and report the results\nContribute to projects as process development lead to ensure correct balance between process safety, chemistry and process technology requirements\nCompiling process Know-how documents to ensure Know-how is well embedded in the organization\nIdentify new product and process opportunities and technical solutions for yield improvement, cost reduction, emission reduction etc.\nPrepare conceptual designs for new or improved production lines and participate as Know-how owner in initial design phases of CAPEX projects\nKeep up to date with new production technologies and develop, implement and improve existing methods and techniques\n\nWe believe you bring\n\nMaster degree in Chemical Technology with at least 6 years of experience in the chemical industry\nProficient in the English language, both spoken and written\n\nGreat if you have\n\nKnowledge of Process Engineering, Process Design and Scale-up\nExperience with working in Aspen Plus\nAffinity for chemistry\n\nWe believe you are\n\nA strong team player with excellent communication skills\nHands-on\nComfortable working in a multicultural and international environment\nStrongly analytical \nIndependent, proactive, and confident in driving progress\nWilling to travel\n\nWe offer you\n\nAt Nouryon, we provide a great job and friendly coworkers, plus benefits in addition to salary. We offer unilateral perks, such as:\n\nAn employment contract for an indefinite term period\nA competitive gross annual salary\n35 holidays based on a full-time position\nAn end-of-year/ variable bonus \nA welcoming, international team and a positive, enjoyable work environment\nAn excellent pension plan with a strong contribution rate, most of which is paid by Nouryon\nLifeCheck Employee Assistance Program: Free, confidential wellbeing support for you and your family\n\nHave we got your interest?\n\nThis is a permanent position, on a full-time basis in Deventer. You will be reporting to Ton den Braber, Process Development Manager and based in Deventer.\n\nPlease apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/\n\nWe look forward to receiving your application!\n\nAbout Nouryon\n\nExplore careers and life at Nouryon \n\nIf you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.\n\nVisit our website and follow us on LinkedIn. \n\nContact\n\nFor additional information about the vacancy please contact hiring manager Ton den Braber, Process Development Manager via \n\nIf you have any questions about the recruitment process or your application or need assistance, please contact: \n\n#WeAreNouryon #GrowWithUs #LI-Onsite #LI-JO1\n\nWe have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or staffing companies.\n\n.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6123,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Plastics & Polymers","Chemical Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-02T18:20:19Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":18,"reasons":["conf:5","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nouryon-process-development-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nouryon-process-development-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T11:33:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":17204,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1903394},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1903394"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnouryon-process-development-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnouryon-process-development-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnouryon-process-development-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nouryon-process-development-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnouryon-process-development-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3620828}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"nouryon.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3620828},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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