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Must have a degree Must be out of film converting.
Summary:
Our award-winning client is seeking an R & D Engineer to join their team. As a Product Development Engineer specializing in adhesive tapes, you will play a vital role in our innovation and product development initiatives. Adhering to established Design Control procedures, you will be responsible for developing new products and product variances. This dynamic role involves designing experiments, executing trials, and performing application testing to meet customer and market demands. Operating on pilot and production lines, you will work with various adhesive types, including solvent, emulsion, hot melt, and rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesives and coatings.
Responsibilities:
Design Control Procedures: Follow established Design Control procedures for the development of new products and product variances.
Experimentation and Trials: Design experiments, execute trials, develop and interpret data, and perform application testing to create new products aligned with customer and market demands.
Pilot and Production Line Trials: Run trials on pilot and production lines using various adhesive types, including solvent, emulsion, hot melt, and rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesives and coatings.
Project Management: Implement product development projects consistent with corporate objectives, ensuring that project objectives are met and completed on schedule.
Raw Material Sourcing: Source, analyze, and utilize new raw materials for product innovation and cost reductions.
Issue Identification and Resolution: Identify equipment and processing issues affecting processing, quality, and performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on problem resolution and implementation.
Tape Sample Preparation: Prepare finished tape samples, and operate various test equipment/methods, including application testing and data analysis for the evaluation and presentation of new tape designs.
Technical Documentation: Implement technical documentation packages, including raw material specifications, product specifications, stability, and general technical data to support the introduction of new products.
Standards and Testing: Know ASTM standards and PSTC methods to support product testing when required.
Additional Duties: Perform additional duties as assigned by the Product Development Manager.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemistry, or related field.
Three plus years of experience in pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, adhesive, or release liner design and manufacturing.
Competence in the basic understanding of process control equipment and the interrelations of processing conditions versus final product performance.
Competence in FTIR, DSC, peel adhesion, tack and shear testing, and other analytical techniques.
Entrepreneurial and continuous innovation mindset.
