Materials Manufacturing Innovation Engineer
Core
Invent new manufacturing processes and technologies for specialty materials (chemicals, coatings, adhesives, inks) to enable scale-up from bench to pilot and plant floor.
Role type
Senior IC manufacturing technology engineer (R&D to pilot scale)
Builds
Proof of concept pilot processes, new mixing/dispersion approaches, smart control systems, and business cases for deployment
Domain
Advanced materials manufacturing (chemicals, coatings, adhesives, inks, pharma)
Required skills
mixing and dispersion engineering, heat and mass transfer, rheology of viscous/filled fluids, designed experiments, data analysis, business case development, cross-functional communication
Preferred skills
continuous manufacturing, process intensification, inline sensors/PAT/chemometrics, machine learning/AI for manufacturing, polymer powder handling, modeling/automation tools (Python, COMSOL, PLC/DCS)
Technologies
Python, COMSOL, PLC, DCS
Responsibilities
Develop innovation roadmap for materials manufacturing; execute bench experiments and pilot runs; co-invent manufacturing methods with R&D; scout and integrate external technologies; document and train plant teams on new processes; prove new technologies at bench or pilot scale
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC