
Senior Materials Engineer
- Shakopee, MN
- $102,800-133,600 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with product design engineers and product managers to develop material specifications tailored to product requirements.
- Work closely with the manufacturing and purchasing organizations to execute material substitution, replacement and cost reduction projects.
- Coordinate and supervise validation testing of materials for a variety of broadband network applications and operating environments.
- Provide expert advice and consultation on material selection to product design engineers and sophisticated development teams.
- Develop sophisticated materials solutions for broadband interconnect product designs.
- Read, interpret and apply relevant industry standards and test methodologies.
- B.S. in Polymer Engineering or Materials Science
- Three or more years of experience with selecting and qualifying resins for injected molded components.
- Experience with polymer additive technology (antioxidants, stabilizers, pigments, dyes, etc.) for polyolefins, engineering polymers and other resin systems
- Polymer melt processing experiences such as extrusion, injection molding or other molding processes
- Master's or PhD degree
- Independent, motivated, organized and resourceful with excellent communication and skills to work with maximum effectiveness within a team
- Experience leading all aspects of physical, mechanical, environmental, and chemical testing of polymers to meet industry and product requirements.
- Experience with elastomers
- Industry contacts and knowledge of polymer resin manufacturing