Process & Manufacturing Engineer

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required; Materials, Chemical, Polymer, Mechanical.

4+ years of Engineering experience…Materials, process, Manufacturing, Chemical, R&D, and / or Project.

Experience in a Chemical Manufacturing environment…Rubber, Plastic, Chemical, Oil, Gas, Adhesives, etc.

Have the ability to work with mechanical design engineers, quality engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing process engineers to ensure new materials and processes meet the needs of new and existing applications and are manufacturable.

Duties:

Provide production support in areas of responsibility.

Define and optimize metal preparation procedures, selecting adhesive materials/processes, creating internal specification requirements, and ensuring conformance with external requirements.

Lead discovery and implementation of new manufacturing processes, bonding methodologies, pre/post-bond processing methods, and chemicals for rubber-to-metal bonded products.

Work closely with the Design teams to reduce manufacturing risk and with the New Product Introduction teams to meet deadlines for new part approvals.

Navigate technical specifications to assess impact and ensure compliance.

Assess manufacturability and scaleup of new/replacement chemicals, inks, paints, coatings, elastomers, processes, etc.

Invent, develop, and disseminate new technologies/solutions in support of projects and customers.

Document research/discoveries and present key findings.

Review, revise, and write technical specifications.

Develop material characterization techniques that better predict product performance.

Support peers and other departments in brainstorming and troubleshooting efforts.

Evaluate new raw materials (chemicals, paints, polymers, adhesives, etc.) for the purpose of qualifying additional sources and/or improving capabilities with regards to safety, performance, consistency, cost, etc.

Assist in the execution of specialized laboratory testing on an as-needed basis.