Ainsley Search Group is Hiring a Product Development Engineer with experience in leading life cycle of new product development of Polyurethane materials for a Global Chemicals Manufacturer of specialty Chemical products based in Lancaster, PA. This Product Development Engineer will report to New Product Development Manager, work with sales team, product manager, manufacturing, R&D, engineering to lead the life cycle of new product development from formulation, testing, materials and technologies research, commercialization, etc., troubleshoot and research root cause customer complaints, provide technical support on product application with customers, research new technologies and materials, drives improvement on production process, product application, etc.. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with lucrative compensation, bonus, benefit, relocation assistance and career advancement path.
Responsibilities:
Report to New Product Development Manager and support the new product development projects of polyurethane, Polymer, Silicone, Rubber, Coating products, support R&D Formulation, testing, commercialization, product roadmap, retirement, etc.
Based on customer requirements to test, develop, evaluate, and formulation of new product, work with R&D Chemist on statistic and analytical chemistry to establish product validity, cost effectiveness, and reproduce-ability.
Based on existing product formulation, apply data analysis on production process, quality issues, application to evaluate product validity, identify improvement opportunity to re-formulate or modify existing formulation and further drive cost saving and process improvement.
Define New Product Development project timeline, budget, oversee project progress to ensure product development project is within timeline and apply cost control, trouble bottleneck during project life cycle.
Work closely with 3rd party suppliers and laboratory on sample manufacturing, sample testing, sample approval, materials; work cross functionally with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, customers, and suppliers to ensure formulation and commercialization process.
Support field testing on products at customer or supplier sites; provide data analysis on new product formulation to ensure application and validity.
Work cross functionally with sales and marketing, provide technical resource on product application to sales process, provide technical manual and resource to marketing channels.
Travel to customers as need to research, investigate, and resolve customer complaints on product, quality, and applications.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in chemistry, polymer sciences, Materials Sciences, Chemical Engineer.
Recent years of tenure as Technical Service Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Technical Service Chemist, Application Engineer within specialty materials/chemical manufacturing industry, exposure to polyurethane and polymer-based product strongly preferred.
Solid knowledge of technical process, quality indicators, downstream and upstream applications during product development process.
Project management skills, able to define project scales on timeline and cost.
Excellent communication and people skills.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, strong at problem solving skills.
Excellent communication and people skills, ability to work with different level of personnel within the organization and ability to establish rapport with customers and suppliers.