Polymer Materials Engineer: Innovate, Solve & Optimize Plastics

Freudenberg; Findlay (OH); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Freudenberg is seeking a Materials Engineer to develop, qualify, and optimize thermoplastic compounds for customer and manufacturing needs. You will lead material investigations, design experiments, and collaborate across Operations, Quality, Engineering, and R&D to improve performance and reduce costs.

You will perform DOE-based trials, material characterization, and validation testing to support new products and process improvements, serving as a technical resource for customers.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline and 3+ years in materials engineering or plastics processing.

Responsabilités

• Develop, formulate, qualify, and optimize thermoplastic compounds to meet customer, manufacturing, quality, and performance requirements.
• Lead investigations into material, processing, and product performance issues using structured root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Design and execute laboratory and production trials, including Design of Experiments (DOE), material characterization, and validation testing to support new product introductions and process improvements.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and R&D teams to improve manufacturability, product performance, and cost competitiveness.
• Evaluate, qualify, and implement new materials, formulations, and suppliers to support innovation, supply continuity, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Serve as a technical resource for internal stakeholders and customers by supporting material selection, application development, troubleshooting, and performance optimization for new and existing products.
• Analyze material performance data, maintain technical documentation and material databases, and help establish best practices in thermoplastic materials and processing technologies.

Connaissances

Thermoplastic materials knowledge

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Analytical skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science / Polymer Science / Chemical Engineering / Plastics Engineering / Chemistry

Outils

FTIR

DSC

TGA

Rheology

DOE methodologies

Description du poste

Freudenberg is seeking a Materials Engineer to develop, qualify, and optimize thermoplastic compounds for customer and manufacturing needs. You will lead material investigations, design experiments, and collaborate across Operations, Quality, Engineering, and R&D to improve performance and reduce costs.

You will perform DOE-based trials, material characterization, and validation testing to support new products and process improvements, serving as a technical resource for customers.