Project Engineer – Materials Technology (Rubber/Elastomer Formulation)

Materials technology product development engineering role focused on rubber and elastomer compound formulation, polymer material testing, product commercialization, and non-metallic component development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of hands-on rubber or elastomer compound formulation and development experience
• Experience with rubber and elastomeric materials, including EPDM, nitrile, silicone, or related polymers
• Experience selecting and evaluating curing systems, fillers, and additives for rubber compounds
• Experience with rubber molding processes, including compression molding, transfer molding, or injection molding
• Knowledge of polymeric material testing and failure analysis
• Knowledge of rubber-specific test methods, including Mooney viscosity, cure rheometry, compression set, and durometer hardness
• Experience with instrumental analysis of chemicals and polymers
• Experience with FTIR, DMA, DSC, TGA, tensile testing, Mooney viscosity, or cure rheometry
• Experience supporting product development from concept through steady-state production
• Experience with non-metallic sub-assembly or product testing and validation
• Experience troubleshooting rubber molding processes and compound-related defects
• Experience solving material, design, tolerance, tooling, or production issues
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
• Ability to travel globally up to 25%

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Thermoplastic and thermoset materials knowledge
• Composite, coating, or metallic alloy materials knowledge
• Rubber or plastic part product design experience
• Finite Element Analysis experience for polymer-based product optimization
• Abaqus experience
• ANSYS experience
• Mold Flow Insight experience
• Supplier selection experience
• Tooling selection and approval experience
• Pilot production run evaluation experience
• Technical literature preparation experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and commercialize products using advanced materials
• Formulate and compound rubber and elastomeric materials to meet customer specifications
• Support development of thermoplastics, thermosets, composites, coatings, and metallic alloys used in product development
• Develop new and revised products, materials, and components
• Generate product and material concepts
• Develop design ideas to satisfy product concepts and requirements
• Create concept models through drawings or prototype hardware
• Work with marketing and sales teams to refine concepts based on customer requirements
• Develop initial design cost estimates
• Prepare project and procurement authorization documentation
• Facilitate multi-department testing and validation of non-metallic sub-assemblies and products
• Select and evaluate curing systems, fillers, and additives for rubber compounds
• Troubleshoot rubber molding processes
• Resolve compound-related defects
• Participate in supplier selection for materials, tooling, or production support
• Support prototyping activities
• Test products and materials against thermal, mechanical, and chemical requirements
• Analyze material performance and failure modes
• Lead design reviews to verify customer and performance requirements
• Review detailed cost estimates
• Resolve tolerance issues during development and production
• Participate in tooling selection and tooling approval based on sample results
• Evaluate pilot production runs
• Support problem solving during pilot production and commercialization
• Prepare and approve technical literature
• Support education and training related to new products

Pay Details: $100,000.00 to $130,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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