Materials Engineer - Product Innovation & Validation

Loop Earplugs; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Loop Earplugs is seeking a Materials Engineer to shape the materials behind every Loop product. You’ll drive material selection, validation, and problem solving across multiple product programs in development, collaborating with Product Design Engineering, Quality, Industrial Design, CMF, Product Management, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

You’ll define material requirements early, translate test data into clear recommendations, and ensure robustness, safety, and manufacturability while

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in materials engineering, materials science, materials development, or a related role within physical consumer products.
• Deep knowledge of materials such as foams, fabrics and textiles, adhesives, coatings, finishes, and related material systems.
• Strong understanding of fabrics and softgoods materials, dyeing methodologies, and relevant manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience defining material requirements and developing or executing material validation and testing methodologies.
• Experience interpreting test data, investigating failures, and translating findings into clear recommendations and specifications.
• Experience working directly with suppliers, manufacturing partners, Engineering, Design, and Quality teams.
• Strong understanding of how material choices influence product performance, comfort, durability, cosmetics, and manufacturability.
• Comfortable moving across multiple product programs and prioritising the material challenges where your expertise can have the biggest impact.

Responsabilités

• Act as the materials expert across multiple product programs, collaborating with Product Design Engineering, Quality, Industrial Design, CMF, Product Management, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
• Define and refine material performance requirements early in product development and ensure validation before products move forward.
• Develop and execute material testing and validation methods, turning test data into clear recommendations and achievable specifications.
• Investigate material-related product issues, identify root causes, and drive cross-functional teams toward viable solutions.
• Partner with Quality to ensure materials meet robustness, safety, compliance, and certification requirements.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to identify and develop materials, fabrics, finishes, coatings, and adhesion methods that meet product needs.
• Bring materials expertise into design reviews and development decisions, making material risks and trade-offs visible early.
• Research new and emerging materials, technologies, coatings, and manufacturing processes that could unlock future Loop products.
• Build Loop’s materials knowledge base and make complex material concepts accessible to teams beyond materials engineering.

Connaissances

Material engineering

Material science

Materials validation

Supplier collaboration

Product development support

Description du poste

Loop Earplugs is seeking a Materials Engineer to shape the materials behind every Loop product. You’ll drive material selection, validation, and problem solving across multiple product programs in development, collaborating with Product Design Engineering, Quality, Industrial Design, CMF, Product Management, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

You’ll define material requirements early, translate test data into clear recommendations, and ensure robustness, safety, and manufacturability while