Temp - Project Engineer - Materials Technology

Victaulic•Easton, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the development and commercialization of products that leverage advanced materials (thermoplastics, thermosets, composites, coatings, metallic alloys, etc.) by our product development teams. These products include: New and revised products, materials and components for Victaulic and its subsidiaries. The Materials Technology Product Development Engineer will gain experience in plastic part product design, technical knowledge in polymer processing, and instrumental analysis of chemicals and polymers (FTIR, DMA, DSC, TGA, Tensile etc). Product development encompasses inception through steady state production (utilizing a Design Review or phased development process), which often includes: Concept generation Specific design ideas to satisfy concept(s) Presentation and communication of ideas Modeling of concept (via drawings and/or hardware) Interfacing with Marketing/Sales to refine concept to meet customer requirements Costing of initial design Project and/or procurement authorization preparation Facilitating of a multi-departmental team (formal or informal) in the Test and Validation of non-metallic sub-assemblies and products from execution of detailed design all the way through commercialization including: Formulation of new polymers that meet customer's specifications Supplier selection participation (in-house or out) Prototyping Testing against requirements (thermal analysis, mechanical analysis and chemical analysis) Solving design problems Scrutiny and review of detailed cost estimates Leading a design review to assure customer and performance requirements Resolving tolerance issues Participation in tooling selection and approval of tooling based on samples Participation in evaluation of pilot production runs and problem solving Technical literature preparation and approval Education/training about new product

Requirements

BS in Chemical, Materials or Polymer Engineering. MS in in one of these fields is a plus.
BS, MS in Mechanical Engineering with experience in plastics/polymers will be considered.
Knowledge of polymeric material testing and failure analysis.
Thermoplastic and thermoset materials knowledge – from commodity grades to complex engineering grades.
0-5 yrs Experience in plastics product design, plastics processing, and program management of products made from thermoplastic or thermoset materials.
Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills to resolve technical issues.
Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
Strong computer skills in standard MS Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Able to travel globally as required, up to 25%

Nice To Haves

Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for part optimization with polymer-based products and materials a plus. Abaqus or Ansys preferred.
Experienced in running analysis with Mold Flow Insight a plus

Responsibilities

Concept generation
Specific design ideas to satisfy concept(s)
Presentation and communication of ideas
Modeling of concept (via drawings and/or hardware)
Interfacing with Marketing/Sales to refine concept to meet customer requirements
Costing of initial design
Project and/or procurement authorization preparation
Formulation of new polymers that meet customer's specifications
Supplier selection participation (in-house or out)
Prototyping
Testing against requirements (thermal analysis, mechanical analysis and chemical analysis)
Solving design problems
Scrutiny and review of detailed cost estimates
Leading a design review to assure customer and performance requirements
Resolving tolerance issues
Participation in tooling selection and approval of tooling based on samples
Participation in evaluation of pilot production runs and problem solving
Technical literature preparation and approval
Education/training about new product