Technology Development Manager

Position: Technology Development Manager - US
Location:

Greater Cleveland, OHJob type:
Full-Time (4 Days Onsite, 1 Day Remote)
Travel:
Up to 25%
Shape the Future with Us.At Lubrizol, we’re bringing to life the chemistry behind clean water, efficient transportation, reliable infrastructure, critical medicines, and the products people rely on every day through science, sustainability, and a culture of inclusion.

As part of our global team, you’ll be empowered to make a real impact - on your career, your community, and the world around you.

The Technology Development Manager will lead strategic R&D projects focused on the innovation, development, and commercialization of refrigeration compressor lubricants. This role is responsible for advancing next generation lubricant technologies that address evolving industry requirements, including, equipment reliability, durability, environmental sustainability, and compatibility with emerging refrigerants and compressor systems.

Key responsibilities include conducting fundamental research, leading new product development programs, optimizing existing formulations, and translating technical insights into commercially viable solutions. The Technology Development Manager will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product Management, Sales, OEM Management, Regulatory, and Process Technology to achieve business objectives and support customer needs.

The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise and project leadership skills, with a proven track record of successfully planning and executing complex R&D projects. This individual will be recognized as a subject matter expert in refrigeration compressor lubricants, capable of driving innovation, developing next generation lubricant solutions, identifying future technology trends, and aligning product development strategies with customer requirements and long term business goals.

How You’ll Make an Impact Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for refrigeration compressor lubricants, providing technical leadership in the development of new products, optimization of existing formulations, performance evaluation, and resolution of complex technical challenges, while ensuring technologies meet evolving OEM specifications, industry standards, and application performance requirements.

Lead the design and optimization lubricant formulations through the evaluation of refrigerant-lubricant structure property relationships, including miscibility, solubility, chemical stability, tribological behavior, and additive effectiveness, while validating performance through laboratory and application based testing.

Lead cross-functional collaboration with Synthesis, Process Technology, and External Manufacturing teams to advance next-generation lubricant platforms, ensuring effective Product Development Lifecycle Management through concept development, process scale-up, technology transfer, manufacturing implementation, and commercialization.

Collaborate extensively with Commercial and OEM Management teams to collectively understand customer requirements, emerging market needs, and strategic business objectives, translating these insights into innovative lubricant technologies and product development programs that deliver differentiated value and drive business growth.

Lead R&D projects through the Stage Gate development process, including project planning, budgeting, milestone execution, project update/gate reviews, risk management, technical documentation, data and cross-functional collaboration to ensure projects are delivered on time and aligned with business objectives.

Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the intellectual property landscape and relevant technical literature to identify innovation opportunities, support technology…