Field Technical Service Engineer

Celanese; Green Bay (WI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Celanese Engineered Materials is seeking a Field Technical Service engineer with strong polymer processing experience to join the Americas FTS organization. Remote position, with ideal locations including MI, IL, WI, MN, IN or OH.

You will independently design experiments, solve processing issues, and document key results while collaborating with product teams and customers to support new product development and processing recommendations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of polymer processing experience; BS in related discipline preferred.
• Hands-on experience operating injection molding equipment; other processing methods a plus.
• Expertise in polymer materials and plastics processing; OEMs or tier support is a plus.
• Proficiency with engineering tools such as CAD/CAE or process simulation is beneficial.
• Willingness to travel up to 80% to customer or Celanese sites.

Responsibilities

• Solve customer polymer processing issues using fundamental polymer knowledge and processing skills.
• Independently design experiments to study effects of processing variables on materials and products.
• Document key results and processing parameters in standardized forms and repository.
• Connect polymer analytical testing results to processing, chemistry, and observations.
• Interface with product teams to support new product development and collaborate with commercial teams.

Skills

polymer processing

experimental design

documentation skills

cross-functional collaboration

customer engagement

Education

BS in related discipline

Tools

CAD/CAE tools

process simulation

Job description

*REMOTE - Ideal locations would be MI, IL, WI, MN, IN or OH.

Celanese Engineered Materials is seeking a Field Technical Service engineer with strong polymer processing experience and fundamental knowledge of polymers and scientific molding to join the Americas FTS (Field Technical Service) organization.

Responsibilities:

• Solve customer polymer processing issues utilizing fundamental polymer knowledge, polymer processing skills, and intuition.
• Independently design experiments to determine the effect of polymer processing variables on our materials and the customer product.
• Document key results and processing parameters used during engagements into our standardized form and upload to our repository.
• Understand appropriate polymer analytical testing connecting results to polymer processing, chemistry, and customer observations.
• Interface with product teams to support new product development.
• Collaborate closely with commercial team on customer projects keeping them updated on status and concerns.
• Aid in developing processing recommendations of new and existing products for customers.
• Develop strong relationships with customers to aid in Celanese being the partner of choice.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of polymer processing experience required; BS in related discipline preferred. Scientific molding certification is a plus.
• Hands on practical experience operating injection molding equipment; experience in other processing methods in addition to injection molding is a plus.
• Expertise in polymer materials and plastics processing; work experience supporting OEMs or tiers directly is a plus.
• Proficiency in tool and/or plastic part design, Computer Aided Engineer, or process simulation tools is a plus.
• Readiness to travel up to 80% to customer or Celanese sites.