Senior Technologist, Data Center Fluids

Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Research & Technology Group

Job Description:

As a Senior Technologist Data Center Fluids you will be acting as the regional contact for Castrol’s Data Center cooling fluids portfolio.

As part of a distributed team, you play a key role in a strategic growth market driving innovations linked to AI, digitalization and sustainability.

This includes delivering coordinated solutions and contributing to internal and external interested parties in a safe, reliable, and efficient way

As one of the world's leading lubricant brands, Castrol has a long tradition of innovating and supporting pioneers. Our passion for excellence and a philosophy that has always been strongly focused on collaboration and partnership has enabled Castrol to develop lubricants, coolants and greases that have spearheaded technological excellence on land, sea, air and in space for more than 100 years.

Today, Castrol supports greater sustainability through its Path360 strategy, which sets targets for waste reduction, reducing CO2 emissions and improving quality of life by 2030. Our branded products represent innovation, technology leadership, performance and an uncompromising commitment to quality worldwide.

Your new area of responsibility - challenging and future-oriented

Product and Formulation

Have deep understanding of existing and evolving products portfolio, characteristics of products, application scenarios and industrial standards which will lead practical and effective solutions to internal/external customers.

Advise on new technologies/materials/processes/industry standards and specifications and maintain deep knowledge of formulations and performance characteristics to deliver practical solutions for internal and external collaborators.

Benchmark competitor products and define Castrol’s value proposition through robust performance evaluations.

Support new product launches, ensuring compliance with global standards and substantiated claims.

Technical Support and Service

Demonstrate skillful practices in handling complex trouble-shooting cases by following systematic methods and applying various problem-solving tools.

Deliver technical presentations and training to internal teams and customers.

Establish operational, service, and maintenance guidelines in close collaboration with technical support teams.

Support operation unit and supply chain in handling topics including root cause analysis of quality issue, customer complaints, and products documents.

Project Management

Lead or support projects in TMS/ODIMS and contribute valuable ideas which will benefit Castrol technology competence or business growth.

Collaborate with marketing, sales, and supply chain teams to enable successful product implementation and customer adoption.

Develop methodologies and guidelines for managing technical projects efficiently.

Innovation and Engineering

Drive innovation by researching emerging trends in data center cooling, immersion technologies, and thermal management.

Identify and support development of new test methods and equipment for the sector

Represent Castrol in industry associations, standardization committees, and conferences to shape future standards and strengthen Castrol’s influence.

Compliance

Ensure daily operations for fulfilling responsibilities in a safe manner and conform to bp’s value, code of conduct and internal policies.

Assess market and regulatory requirements and feed into the innovation/new product development activities

Your qualification profile - profound and passionate

Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or related technical discipline.

Strong capabilities of international and interculture communication in written and oral practices.

Ideally hands-on experience in data Centers / IT hardware, direct liquid cooling, or similar fields.

Demonstrated fundamental skills in problem analysis, experiment design, data processing and reporting.

Proven broad experience of technical development and technology deployment, especially the capabilities of developing an idea to a solution.

Wide connections with industrial partners including companies, institutes and researchers.

Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills and experience of working across teams.

Work-life balance and what else speaks for us: (ONLY EXTERNAL)

Flexible, hybrid and family-friendly working and programs to improve work-life balance

Very attractive basic remuneration plus bonus payment, participation in the share program possible, parental allowance as a one-off payment, extra bonuses for special achievements, attractive company pension scheme, regular salary review, group accident insurance, relocation allowance in special cases, job bike, subsidised meals and more

Career and development opportunities as well as extensive internal and external subsidised training opportunities

Structured onboarding programs and buddy support

Match funding; bp doubles donations made by employees to charitable organisations and rewards voluntary time commitment

Employees can offset their personal carbon footprint; bp doubles this amount

We are committed to equality, diversity and the compatibility of work life balance People with a disability are given priority in employment if they are suitable.

How much do we pay (Base)? (105,000 - 160,000 (Minimum & Maximum))

Please note the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. You may learn more about our generous benefits here Explore Our Benefits.

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Business Requirements Analysis, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Experimental Design, Formulation Deployment, Intellectual Asset Management, OMS and bp requirements, Personal Safety, Presenting, Problem Solving, Product Development, Project Management, Raw materials knowledge, Resilience, Rheology, Root cause analysis, Safety Leadership, Safety management across the value chain, Science and Technology Leadership, Sustainability awareness and action {+ 2 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks. job description

Disclaimer

This is a high-level summary only of terms and current discretionary benefits applicable to certain roles. Some rewards, benefits and policies are at managers’ discretion and vary depending on where you work within the business. All terms subject to contract and all discretionary benefits subject to policy and eligibility.