Materials Engineer: Compound Development Lead (Relocation)

ACE Partners; Bristol (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

ACE Partners in Bristol, TN is seeking a Materials Engineer to lead compound development and process improvement at our Tennessee plant. You will collaborate across operations, R&D, and suppliers to optimize formulations, solve production problems, and support new product launches.

Ideal candidates have a ABET-accredited Bachelor's in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, or Plastics Engineering and 3–5 years of hands-on plastics compounding experience, with strong problem-solving and data analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (ABET accredited).
• 3–5 years of hands-on plastics compounding experience.
• Comfortable analyzing data with statistical tools and explaining results to engineers and operators.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and implement new material compounds to improve productivity, quality, and cost.
• Use DOE and other analytical methods to assess formulation changes and their impact on production.
• Run lab work, pilot trials, and production trials to improve product performance and reduce scrap.
• Build standard work for evaluating and rolling out compounding changes across production platforms.
• Partner with operations and R&D to solve production issues and support new product development.
• Work with suppliers on new raw materials, equipment, and industry developments.
• Support formulation cost analysis and capital planning.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, or Plastics Engineering

Tools

Statistical software

DOE

Job description

ACE Partners in Bristol, TN is seeking a Materials Engineer to lead compound development and process improvement at our Tennessee plant. You will collaborate across operations, R&D, and suppliers to optimize formulations, solve production problems, and support new product launches.

Ideal candidates have a ABET-accredited Bachelor's in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, or Plastics Engineering and 3–5 years of hands-on plastics compounding experience, with strong problem-solving and data analysis