Business Development Engineer

Arkema is focused on supporting growth initiatives for their Thiochemicals Business Unit in North America. The Business Development Engineer role involves identifying and commercializing new business opportunities while managing a portfolio and collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve technical-commercial challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and advance new business opportunities in targeted North American markets
• Analyze value chains, competitive positioning, and market dynamics to support opportunity and new product development
• Support strategic partnerships, including Joint Development Agreements (JDAs) and Joint Ventures (JVs), and represent Arkema with customers and at industry events
• Share market intelligence, customer insights, and opportunity updates with regional and global stakeholders

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is needed
• At least 6 years of relevant experience, with about 3 of those years being spent in an R&D, technical, or Business Development Engineer role
• Ability to travel 40-50% of the time – mostly within North American, with occasional international travel
• Effective communication skills with customers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• An advanced degree
• Experience in the refinery, renewable energy, or petrochemical market