Product Development Engineer

Celanese Gruppe; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading materials company in Scotland is seeking a Product Development Engineer to oversee the pilot line and enhance their polyester film product portfolio. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing product developments, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. Candidates should have a degree in engineering and experience in process engineering or manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Degree in an Engineering discipline, or significant experience in a similar role.
• Previous experience in process engineering and/or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to write high-quality procedures and reports.

Responsibilities

• Monitor pilot line equipment performance and recommend solutions.
• Manage the product development of polyester film products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment.
• Ensure all activities are in accordance with health, safety, and quality standards.

Skills

Self-motivated

Strong problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Planning and organisational skills

Education

Degree in an Engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

As Product Development Engineer, you will be responsible for monitoring, optimising and operating our pilot line. You will also play a key role in developing our polyester film product portfolio by project managing and scaling up product developments from pilot line to production line. Working within the Technology and Innovation (T&I) Team, you will have the self-motivation and willingness to continuously improve your knowledge and skill set whilst working to the highest safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor pilot line equipment performance: assess reliability of equipment, identify failures and causes of failures, and recommend solutions.
• Maintain, optimise and work within a team to operate the pilot line.
• Manage the product development of polyester film products through a stage gate process from concept to full scale manufacturing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including technical, manufacturing, quality, product stewardship and commercial groups, to ensure alignment from lab to market.
• Drive scale-up activities and ensure downstream process compatibility.
• Prepare business cases for new developments, including calculation of estimated trial and product costs.
• Prepare project plans and progress updates.
• Design, coordinate, document and review pilot and production line trials.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations of a high quality.
• Present technical results and learnings to internal and external partners.
• Generate and analyse technical data according to the end application and product requirements.
• Contribute to broader T&I initiatives across the global team as required.
• Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with health, safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in an Engineering discipline, or significant experience in a similar role.
• Previous experience in process engineering and/or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Self-motivated and results driven with excellent attention to detail.
• A methodical approach.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• A strong safety focus, both within own work and that of others.
• Ability to write procedures, work instructions, trial plans and reports, and other related documents of a high quality.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present findings to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Computer literate.
• Be adaptable and flexible to support research trials outside of normal working hours, when required.
• Willingness to learn.