Product Development Engineer is responsible for new product development and manufacturing technical support to grow Momentive Technologies’ Ceramic Powder Business for thermal management. Thermal management is paramount to power electronics, electric vehicles and batteries to improve performance and lifetime.
Responsibilities:
- Develop new Spherical Alumina and other thermally conductive powders, coatings products and processes based on technology roadmap utilizing technical expertise in chemistry, chemical engineering, or materials science to meet new market/application demands.
- Responsibilities include identifying market & customer requirements, literature & IP research, process & product concept development, feasibility testing, prototyping, pilot testing, and scaling.
- Expected to lead new product development projects with support from cross-functional teams, external collaborators, and validation partners.
- Apply chemical & material science fundamentals in research & development projects, and apply project management skills in planning, budgeting, time management, resource allocation, and risk management.
- Provide engineering expertise and guidance to the Operations and Maintenance teams in support of Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Delivery initiatives. Responsibilities include process & equipment improvement, failure analysis, and trouble shooting.
- Generate intellectual properties such as technical reports, operation procedures, patents, and technical bulletins.
- Apply Six Sigma methodology, statistical analysis, and characterization tools to analyze process yield & product quality.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher education in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science.
- 5+ years’ related experience.
- Knowledge and experience in surface chemistry, powder processing, polymer science, thermal/mechanical characterizations or polymer compounding.
- Understand and know how to apply characterization tool such as XRD, XRF, IC, SEM, EDS, TGA, PSD, rheometer, thermal conductivity measurements.
- Proficient in statistical methods including gauge analysis, design of experiment, hypothesis testing, and process control.
- Project management experience including effective planning and prioritization of projects to ensure on time delivery of new product/process technologies.
- Proven interaction skills to work with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, sales, suppliers, and customers.
- Experience with conducting hands-on experiments and working in an industrial environment, mindful of safety protocols including PPE, safety reviews, and change-management.
- Thermal Interface Material related background or knowledge.
- A strong sense of accountability, urgency, and self-direction.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with new product development process using Stage-Gate process.
- Six Sigma certification and experience working with statistical software such as Minitab.