Product Development Systems Engineer, Advanced Materials

Kane Partners LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kane Partners LLC is partnering with an industry-leading specialty materials manufacturer to recruit a Product Development Systems Engineer in Philadelphia. You will drive new elastomer and polymer formulations from concept to candidate products, working closely with global R&D teams and customers.

You'll design testing programs linking material properties to real-world performance, collaborate with manufacturing to scale from lab to production, and present findings to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience developing elastomers, fluoropolymers, specialty polymers, or advanced materials.
• Hands-on formulation and processing experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and experimental design capabilities.
• Experience translating lab data into practical engineering solutions.
• Comfortable interacting with customers, technical teams and manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop next-generation elastomer and polymer formulations.
• Build and execute testing programs that connect material properties to real-world performance.
• Work hands-on with mixing, molding, curing, and processing technologies.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to move products from the lab to production.
• Support customer qualification efforts and technical discussions.
• Present technical findings to engineering, commercial, and customer audiences.
• Drive innovation initiatives in high-performance material applications.

Skills

Elastomer development

Polymer science

Formulation

Experiment design

Troubleshooting

Lab-to-production

Customer interaction

Hands-on processing

Materials testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry

Job description

Kane Partners LLC is partnering with an industry-leading specialty materials manufacturer to recruit a Product Development Systems Engineer in Philadelphia. You will drive new elastomer and polymer formulations from concept to candidate products, working closely with global R&D teams and customers.

You'll design testing programs linking material properties to real-world performance, collaborate with manufacturing to scale from lab to production, and present findings to diverse stakeholders.