Job Description
Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
SurTec, a company of the Freudenberg Group, is a leading provider of chemical specialities for surface treatment, with manufacturing facilities in Europe, North and South America and Asia, operating in more than 20 countries with its own subsidiaries and a global distribution network. Headquartered in Germany, the company serves four fields of application – Industrial Parts Cleaning, Metal Pre-treatment, Functional and Decorative Electroplating. We offer a highly comprehensive portfolio in these sectors and supply almost all segments, industries and markets dealing with advanced surface treatment.
You support our team as
R&D Chemist Industrial Parts Cleaning (f/m/d)
- Development: Drive R&D projects in the field of industrial parts cleaning (IPC), from concept to series production
- Testing: Plan and perform lab-scale experiments including documentation of test results
- Characterization: Analyze treated surfaces using physical and chemical measurement methods
- Scaling: Support the transfer of lab results to pilot and production scale
- Improvement: Evaluate and optimize materials and process parameters continuously
- Education: University degree in chemistry, preferably with a focus on organic or inorganic chemistry, or a comparable qualification
- Experience: 2–5 years of relevant industry experience in surface treatment or R&D preferred
- Skills: Strong analytical thinking and a structured, solution-oriented approach
- Mindset: Enthusiasm for hands-on experimental work, strong attention to detail, and confidence in communicating and collaborating with colleagues and cross-functional teams
- Languages: Good spoken and written English; German skills are a plus
International Opportunities
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Safe Environment
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Personal Development
We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.
Diversity & Inclusion
We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.
Sustainability & Social Commitment
We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.
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