Polymer Applications Development Engineer

Support customers with material selection process and develop/execute segment strategy focused on key applications in the polymers/plastics industry.

• Support application and market development for extrusion or injection molded application materials
• Support application development process with customers
• Coordinate structural and process simulation
• Provide molding support to customers trials
• Identify new business opportunities and clarify customer technical needs
• Support internal and external product training
• Initiate and support product quality and issue resolution
• Align and support commercial team for business growth
• Translate technical application and product knowledge to customers
• Develop and execute regional segment strategy focused on key applications
• Technical account management for customers molding polymer resins
• Identify and initiate leads for application and/or product development
• Provide technical customer and plant support (molding/tooling/material)
• Handling, analyzing and reporting on technical customer complaints
• Implementation/communication of corrective actions and issue resolution
• Support customers with product selection, application development and launch support
• Maintaining up to date product, processing and characterization knowledge
• Process validation of products and applications at customers sites
• Issue resolution for product issues at customer locations
• Identify, initiate and manage new business development projects
• Support material specification and application approvals
• Provide technical “voice of the customer” to the commercial and technology teams

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor degree in field of expertise (e.g. Polymer Science, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant extrusion experience in the polymers or plastics industry
• Must be willing to travel up to 50%
• Proficient in the use of process oriented tools (e.g. Kaizen, six sigma GB/BB certified, LEAN, FMEA) preferred
• Proficient Microsoft Office applications and process optimization tools (e.g. Minitab) preferred
• Ability to lead, direct, guide, plan & develop new projects & programs
• Polymer processing and application development experience
• Excellent communication skills