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Key Responsibilities
- Leads or supports cross-functional project teams in production-scale compounding and prototype processing trials within the applicable Prysmian manufacturing facility associated with compound development projects.
- Drives cost reduction and enhanced performance compound development from bench scale to commercialization.
- Investigates and applies new polymer and additive technologies from a variety of suppliers.
- Leverages polymers and materials experience to identify and execute projects which improve compound/cable Sustainability and carbon footprint.
- Works to tight deadlines as well as contributing to longer term R&D projects.
- Coordinates laboratory experiments through Technical Service Requests.
- Works independently and provides guidance to R&D Materials laboratory technicians in order to complete project tasks.
- Creates and modifies compound specifications to support the manufacture of new or existing compounds.
- Prepares informative and accurate technical reports.
- Updates and maintains records/database on compound changes or modifications.
Requirements
- Qualified candidates for the R&D Materials Senior Engineer position should have a minimum of 3-5 years of industrial experience in polymer compounding and demonstrate expertise in the following areas:
- Hands-on experience developing, formulating, and processing polymer compounds in a manufacturing or industrial R&D environment, including formulation optimization, compounding, and process scale-up.
- Deep understanding of polymer morphology, rheology, and the structure–property relationships that polymer compound performance and manufacturability.
- Demonstrated expertise with polymer compounding equipment and processing techniques, including twin-screw extrusion or banbury mixer formulation development, and process optimization.
- The ideal candidate has a proven track record of developing and commercializing polymer compounds in an industrial environment.
- Hands-on experience with polymer formulation, compounding, process development, scale-up, and manufacturing support is essential.
- Industrial experience in polymer compounding is strongly preferred.
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