Details: When you touch the lives of millions of people around the world, nothing but the best will do. That's why The Clorox Company and our subsidiaries look for people committed to work together toward common goals, while taking personal ownership for their decisions and actions. People who believe in maintaining the highest standards of business and professional conduct. People who share our values of strong competitiveness, measuring results and "doing the right thing." If you want to make your mark in millions of homes and do it where you can feel proud about it, apply now for this opportunity at Clorox. PRODUCT CONCEPT AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPER Company Profile:The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products with fiscal year 2009 revenues of $5.5 billion. Clorox markets some of consumers' most trusted and recognized brand names, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products, Green Works® natural cleaners, Armor All® and STP® auto-care products, Fresh Step® and Scoop Away® cat litter, Kingsford® charcoal, Hidden Valley® and K C Masterpiece® dressings and sauces, Brita® water-filtration systems, Glad® bags, wraps and containers, and Burt's Bees® natural personal care products. With 8,300 employees worldwide, the company manufactures products in more than two dozen countries and markets them in more than 100 countries. Clorox is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where its employees work and live The Research and Development organization is at the heart of our business, taking new generations of consumer products from concept to reality. Over 90% of Clorox Products are #1 on the shelf, which means that we have great pride in delivering the best technology to the consumer every time. With such diverse roles as engineers, scientists, mechanical designers and packaging experts, R&D is a community of technical leaders and managers actively involved in virtually every step in the lifecycle of our products — from initial concept to raw materials to final goods on store shelves. R&D is committed to leveraging the latest technology to bring consumers the high-quality, innovative products they expect and deserve. Position Description:The Clorox Company has opportunities at our Research and Development center in Pleasanton, California for a scientist or engineer, with an advanced degree, to focus on product concept and prototype development. Working at the front end of innovation the role will focus on translating new concepts, ideas, solutions, benefits and technologies into protocepts and prototypes. Using iterative and incremental approaches the successful candidate will further develop these prototypes to enable business assessments, small scale consumer testing and manufacturability assessments. They will work cross-functionally with various discovery teams and interface their R&D work with the business and consumer elements of the project to ensure a holistic approach. They will reach out to both internal and external technical experts/suppliers to both identify and evolve their protocepts and prototypes and to build future capabilities. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to rapidly identify key ‘killer technical issues’ at each stage of a project, be able to integrate multiple work streams efficiently, and have the agility and focus necessary to move projects forward with only the essential required resources. The individual will need to have a broad as well as deep technical background and be to handle a diverse range of projects. Proven creative thinking and ability to work with limited data and direction is a must. Candidates will have a talent for analyzing problems from multiple points of view and connecting disparate ideas to create innovative solutions and concepts. Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous situations, be proven self starters and be passionate and committed to world-class product and technology development. Qualified candidates will be technically advanced and highly motivated and be able to apply their skills to diverse, challenging problems in a fast-paced team environment. They must be comfortable contributing to projects that span a wide variety of consumer and professional product applications in a fast-paced business environment with rapidly changing needs and priorities. They will be expected to communicate and collaborate with colleagues in a variety of diverse disciplines and functions to deliver business-building solutions.
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