Polymer Applications Development Engineer

Company Confidential; United States; A distancia; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Company Confidential seeks a Polymer Applications Development Engineer to drive application development and technical support across extrusion and injection molding. You will partner with customers, sales, R&D, and manufacturing to solve challenges, develop opportunities, and support launches.

Ideal candidates bring a strong polymer materials background, 5+ years of relevant experience, and excellent communication skills. Travel up to 50% is expected, with remote collaboration across teams.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of polymer processing, application development, or technical service experience.
• Experience supporting extrusion and/or injection molding applications.
• Strong understanding of polymer materials, processing, and manufacturing operations.
• Ability to manage customer relationships and technical projects.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Responsabilidades

• Lead customer application development and material selection activities.
• Provide hands-on support for extrusion and injection molding trials.
• Troubleshoot processing, tooling, material, and product performance issues.
• Support product launches, qualifications, and specification approvals.
• Identify and develop new application and business opportunities.
• Serve as the technical voice of the customer to commercial and R&D teams.
• Lead technical issue resolution and corrective action initiatives.
• Deliver product training and technical presentations to customers.
• Partner with sales teams to support strategic growth initiatives.

Conocimientos

Polymer processing

Application development

Technical service

Customer relationship mgmt

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science / Chemical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Plastics Engineering

Herramientas

Minitab

Mold flow

Structural analysis

Descripción del empleo

Help Customers Bring Innovative Polymer Solutions to Market

We are seeking a customer-focused Polymer Applications Development Engineer to drive application development, technical support, and market growth across extrusion and injection molding applications. This highly visible role partners with customers, sales, R&D, and manufacturing teams to solve technical challenges, develop new business opportunities, and support successful product launches.

What You'll Do

• Lead customer application development and material selection activities
• Provide hands-on support for extrusion and injection molding trials
• Troubleshoot processing, tooling, material, and product performance issues
• Support product launches, qualifications, and specification approvals
• Identify and develop new application and business opportunities
• Serve as the technical voice of the customer to commercial and R&D teams
• Lead technical issue resolution and corrective action initiatives
• Deliver product training and technical presentations to customers
• Partner with sales teams to support strategic growth initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of polymer processing, application development, or technical service experience
• Experience supporting extrusion and/or injection molding applications
• Strong understanding of polymer materials, processing, and manufacturing operations
• Ability to manage customer relationships and technical projects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel up to 50%

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or FMEA experience
• Experience with process optimization and statistical tools such as Minitab
• Background in simulation, mold flow, or structural analysis

Why Join Us?

• Fully remote role with significant customer engagement
• Opportunity to influence new product development and market growth
• High visibility with commercial, technical, and leadership teams
• Diverse technical challenges across multiple industries and applications
• Competitive compensation, career growth, and impact-driven work
• If you're passionate about polymer applications, customer problem-solving, and helping bring new products to market, we'd love to hear from you.