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INTERNSHIP POSITION - STC-Geleen, The Netherlands


DEPARTMENT
SABIC Technology and Innovation - Foam and Light weight.


JOB PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES
As a student, are you willing to contribute to a relevant area of research in the field of application development for polyolefin materials? At the Global Foam Innovation Center at SABIC Geleen, we are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated young professional willing to be part of a young, dynamic and international team focusing on the development of new foam solutions to address global challenges such as growing population, global mobility and urbanization.


We offer an exciting internship project within the Application Development and Industry Solutions department in the Foam and Lightweight Technology team. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a research project focused on the production optimization, characterization and application of SABIC resins in Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) bead foam. EPP is a 3D engineering material that delivers energy absorption with structural strength at very low weight. It also offers chemical resistance as well as thermal and acoustic insulation. It is therefore widely used in automotive, high-end packaging, sports and leisure, building and construction.


This internship includes tasks such as:

• Work in a multidisciplinary setting within the SABIC Technology & Innovation organization where you will collaborate with different disciplines and use state-of-the-art equipment for foam production and characterization/testing.
• Literature study on EPP production processes and properties.
• Perform basic resin characterization (e.g. MFR, DSC…) on a selected range of PP copolymers suitable for EPP bead foam production.
• Production of micro-pellets and assessment of autoclave processing conditions (temperature, time, pressure…) for different PP materials.
• Production of EPP bead foam at different foam densities and for different base resins.
• Characterization of basic beads properties (foam density, foam morphology, thermal, size and size distribution...) using the facility in SABIC’s Global Foam Innovation Center in Geleen.
• Possibility to prepare molded parts from a selection of the produced EPP beads at an external facility and related testing (fusion, compression, shrinkage…).
• Perform data analysis and summarize the findings in a final internship report and presentation to an internal SABIC audience.

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong in both written and verbal communication in English.
• Bachelor student chemical or mechanical engineering.
• You are curious and investigative and have hands-on mentality and work structured.
• You are able to connect easy to others and can adept well in an international environment.
• Self driven

FURTHER INFORMATION
Start date: as of July-September 2024 (other dates can be discussed) for a duration of at least 5 months.


Location: SABIC T&I STC-Geleen, Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen


Interested in this position?
Please apply online by sending us your CV and motivation letter in English. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact the supervisor Mark Theunissen, Scientist Technology Foam and Light Weight, Application Development & Industry Solutions, Mark.theunissen@sabic.com, 0031 (0)6 2456 1058


ABOUT SABIC
SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It manufactures on a global scale in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different kinds of products: chemicals, commodity and high performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals.
SABIC supports its customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end-use applications such as construction, medical devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation and clean energy.
Production in 2022 stood at 61 million metric tons.
The company has more than 31,000 employees worldwide and operates in around 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, SABIC has 9,948 patents and pending applications, and has significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies – USA, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and North Asia.
In Europe, we have over 5,000 professionals running multiple world-scale production sites and 4 technology and 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 (the Netherlands), Bergen op Zoom (the Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium).

SABIC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and as such will not discriminate in its employment practices, including recruiting and hiring practices, based on a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.