R&D Engineer: Materials Innovation & Prototyping

Mohawk Industries; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries is seeking an R&D Engineer to drive technological advancements and develop new materials or products. The role involves designing experiments, conducting research, and creating detailed specifications to support R&D and manufacturing projects.

The candidate will analyze data, identify trends, and collaborate with product teams to prototype and test innovations, then transfer successful solutions to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality control required.
• Able to set up, run and/or interpret results from a wide variety of laboratory test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop new materials and products; create detailed design specifications for R&D and manufacturing projects.
• Conduct research to identify market trends, competitor products, and emerging technologies.
• Analyze data and scientific literature to inform the development process.
• Conceive and develop new process technologies.
• Perform accurate analyses, conduct research, and draw meaningful conclusions about potential job/work-area impacts.
• Collaborate with product managers and design teams to conceptualize new products or improvements to existing ones.
• Design and fabricate prototypes.
• Perform physical and analytical testing of laboratory prototypes using standard test equipment.
• Conduct experiments to test prototypes and validate product performance.
• Analyze test data and make design modifications based on results.
• Help to transfer new products and technologies from laboratory prototypes to production scale.
• Assist with process and technical support for R&D projects implemented in manufacturing.

Skills

Laboratory testing

Data analysis

Manufacturing knowledge

Quality control

Experiment design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Mohawk Industries is seeking an R&D Engineer to drive technological advancements and develop new materials or products. The role involves designing experiments, conducting research, and creating detailed specifications to support R&D and manufacturing projects.

The candidate will analyze data, identify trends, and collaborate with product teams to prototype and test innovations, then transfer successful solutions to production.