New Product Development Materials Engineer

Xamax Industries Inc.; Seymour (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Paid Time Off

10 company paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Xamax Industries Inc. is seeking a Material Research and Product Development Engineer to own material development from idea through commercialization.

You will research polymers, fibers, substrates, and films while evaluating prototypes and working with suppliers, customers, and internal colleagues to reach conclusions and recommendations. You will participate in manufacturing trials, develop new products and processes, gather competitive samples, perform tests, and analyze financial and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; material science preferred.
• Master's degree desirable but not required.
• Three to five years of material manufacturing experience.
• Experience with composites, nonwovens, polymers, or emulsions is preferred.
• Familiarity with FRP and plastics helpful.
• Ability to travel to vendor/customer sites for tests.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between New Product Development and internal/external test labs.
• Research customer needs, both known and emerging.
• Interface with suppliers to obtain sample products, TDS and understand basic processing parameters of materials.
• Prepare for and attend manufacturing trials.
• Perform basic cost analysis on experimental products encompassing materials, labor, freight, scrap & overhead.
• Post evaluation and summarize lab reports of prototypes; assist on analysis.
• Research competitive products.
• Work with Product Development Team to Evaluate/analyze competitive samples and products.
• Compile engineered sample packets for customer review.
• Help coordinate and gather substrates used during lab line run making prototype samples; Cut and label sample test sheets.
• Work with R&D Manager and experts to identify new, secondary and cheaper sources of materials, test and qualify each, work with customer to ensure each meets quality and manufacturing specifications.
• Assist R&D Manager and CEO as appropriate on additional developmental projects.

Skills

Materials knowledge

FRP knowledge

Online research

Data tabulation

R&D environment

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree desirable

Job description

Xamax Industries Inc. is seeking a Material Research and Product Development Engineer to own material development from idea through commercialization.

You will research polymers, fibers, substrates, and films while evaluating prototypes and working with suppliers, customers, and internal colleagues to reach conclusions and recommendations. You will participate in manufacturing trials, develop new products and processes, gather competitive samples, perform tests, and analyze financial and