Automotive Market Development Engineer
Core
Identify product requirements and lead technology development initiatives for thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds to support growth in the automotive market.
Role type
Senior IC market development engineer (materials)
Builds
TPE material solutions and product approvals for automotive converters, Tier suppliers, and OEMs (via careerplan.io/jobs/0431cf17-52b6-4b02-a860-57c6f6aac009-automotive-market-development-engineer-at-jobgether)
Domain
Automotive industry + materials engineering (elastomers/plastics)
Required skills
TPE materials expertise, customer relationship management, technical project management, market analysis, trial coordination, data interpretation, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
Automotive industry experience, business development, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
TPE compounds, molding trials, data sheets, quality management systems
Responsibilities
Manage development activities for TPE materials, identify strategic automotive markets and application opportunities, pursue new business through customer engagement, collaborate with product development to create material solutions, interpret testing results and provide physical property data, coordinate customer molding trials, prepare data packages for material approvals, work with converters and OEMs for product approvals, support non-automotive applications, respond to customer inquiries and complaints, maintain call reports and activity summaries
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC