Come join our team at Manner Polymers, a leading manufacturer of flexible PVC compounds headquartered in McKinney, TX. We are searching for an experienced Sr. Technical Engineer to provide technical services and product development support to customers. The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader with a solid foundation in polymer formulations, laboratory testing and customer technical relationship building. Reporting directly to the Technical Services Manager, the Sr Technical Engineer will play a pivotal role in optimizing product development best practices, technical department understanding of regulatory testing protocols, and communication internally/externally of product performance.
Responsibilities
- Prepare polymer formulations with laboratory equipment to meet specific objectives.
- Test laboratory scale samples and new production trial samples for physical and chemical properties.
- Collect and record test data and observations and provide summaries and interpretation of work.
- Communicate conclusions and observations to management, peers, and customers.
- Collaborate with members from other departments for the commercial scale introduction of new products.
- Assist customers with evaluations of new products.
- Evaluate competitive products.
- Evaluate/Validate new raw materials.
- Provide technical support to customers with written and verbal communication.
- Assist customers on their factory floor with processing of Manner Polymers’ products.
- Build strong working relationships with customer contacts.
- Participate at periodic customer meetings with Sales & Marketing departments.
- Prepare trip reports for all customer visits.
- Collect test data in an orderly fashion and provide written reports to direct supervisor.
- Perform diagnostic testing of customer equipment.
- Assist Manner Polymers’ Quality department with non-routine customers concerns.
- Assist Manufacturing and Quality departments with internal troubleshooting.
- Maintain and improve laboratory test equipment and sample preparation methods.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or Physics required.
- Master’s Degree and/or PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or Physics preferred.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in chemistry, physics, engineering, materials, polymer science and/or polymer processing.
- Proficiency with laboratory equipment to measure properties of liquids or solids.
- Hands-on laboratory experience in product development, analytical services, or physical testing.
- Proficiency with methods for Physical Chemistry, including methods such as spectroscopy, chromatography, calorimetry, or other analytical methods of materials characterization.
- Proficient with statistical analysis and design of experiments.
- Experience with providing technical services to external customers.
- Experience with standard test methods for materials (ASTM, ISO, and others).
- Experienced in interactions with regulatory agencies, such as UL, NSF, FDA, and others.
- Plastics processing knowledge (such as injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming) preferred.
- Familiarity with polymer additives and chemical modification of polymers.
- Specific experience with chemical or polymer mixing, compounding, alloying, or blending.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Accuracy and attention to detail required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Able to travel.
Our package includes a competitive salary along with comprehensive.