Senior Product Development Engineer
Contract Role
Rate €50-€80 per hour depending on experience
Galway
As an R&D/Product Development Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and growing the capabilities and services provided by the Polymers Extrusion team, primarily with Balloons (extrusion and forming). This will be a fast-paced role where we will design, order, and qualify tooling and capital equipment related to Balloons extrusion. You will also work alongside Operations and R&D customers to understand design criteria in order to optimize quality and maximize throughput.
Responsibilities:
1. Implement and grow new technology of Balloons (extrusion and forming)
2. Procure & qualify capital equipment, tooling, and fixtures for manufacturing
3. Understand the material properties of thermoset polymers and balloon forming processes to ensure optimized design inputs and outputs
4. Support development of equipment, process, and measurement strategy as related to Balloons
5. Quality engineering responsibilities including continuous improvement through NCM/CAPA processes as it relates to raw and finished materials
6. Plans, organizes, and manages related projects and staff as appropriate
7. Train, mentor, and provide direction to Operators and Technicians.
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Material Science, or other related fields.
2. A minimum of 3-5 years of industry experience in a manufacturing environment
3. Extrusion/Injection molding/related experience preferred
4. Innovative idea-generator who enjoys leading teams and mentoring others
5. Problem-solving mindset backed up by solid statistical analysis skills
6. Self-starter, self-motivator with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
7. 2+ years of experience directly or indirectly managing technical staff
8. IQ/OQ/PQ experience a plus
9. Six Sigma, lean certification a plus
10. SAP experience a plus
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