Engineer II (Chemical) Apply
Responsibilities: Maintains awareness of trends in bio-composite and bio-derived materials as well as underlying societal and market drivers through appropriate sources. (e.g. journals, trade publications, news, academic sites, trade shows, conferences, continuing education)Executes research, development and testing methods.Participates in relationships with outside partners in academia, industry and start-up companies.Interprets physical and analytical material testing results; uses results to make informed decisions.Directly interacts with new and potential outside market sources to understand and rationalize potential customer needs using direct interviews, phone interviews, questionnaires and surveys.Interacts with senior engineering and management staff for idea exchange and guidance.Develops product/process specifications, test methods and interprets customer requirements.Identifies potential opportunities; weighs against company alignment, internal and external potential, resource risk and other relevant factors.Identifies potential industry and academic partners needed to capitalize on proposed ideas.Writes test plans for technicians in Business Development Engineering and supporting departments. Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering or related field of engineering with 2-5 years of experience in formulating, and testing polymer-based composites.Strong analytical and problem solving skills.Good verbal and written communication skills.
