Innovative Materials R&D Engineer — New Product Development

TEX-TECH INDUSTRIES INC; North Monmouth (ME); On-site; USD 84,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Tex-Tech Industries Inc in Monmouth, Maine, is seeking a New Product Development and R&D Engineer to join our advanced materials team. The role focuses on developing, optimizing, and documenting manufacturing processes for new and existing products.

You will lead scale-up from lab to pilot to full production, analyze data, support plant trials, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Textile, Chemical, Mechanical, Materials, or related).
• 2+ years in manufacturing, process engineering or related roles.
• Experience with Needle Punch Non-Wovens and/or 2D/3D weaving preferred.
• Textiles, Materials or Coatings background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Support scale-up from lab to pilot to full production.
• Collect and interpret process data to identify trends and improvements.
• Provide on-the-floor technical support to production teams.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing to resolve challenges.
• Update product specifications and technical documentation.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Textiles/Materials/Coatings background preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Technical software

Job description

Tex-Tech Industries Inc in Monmouth, Maine, is seeking a New Product Development and R&D Engineer to join our advanced materials team. The role focuses on developing, optimizing, and documenting manufacturing processes for new and existing products.

You will lead scale-up from lab to pilot to full production, analyze data, support plant trials, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective results.