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Prysmian · 6 hours ago

R&D Materials Engineer

Indianapolis, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. The R&D Materials Engineer will be responsible for executing compound development projects and leading cross-functional project teams to enhance compound performance and sustainability.

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Responsibilities

Leads or supports cross-functional project teams in production-scale compounding and prototype processing trials within the applicable Prysmian manufacturing facility associated with compound development projects

Drives cost reduction and enhanced performance compound development from bench scale to commercialization

Investigates and applies new polymer and additive technologies from a variety of suppliers

Leverages polymers and materials experience to identify and execute projects which improve compound/cable Sustainability and carbon footprint

Works to tight deadlines as well as contributing to longer term R&D projects

Coordinates laboratory experiments through Technical Service Requests

Works independently and provides guidance to R&D Materials laboratory technicians in order to complete project tasks

Creates and modifies compound specifications (including relevant raw material codes in HFA and SAP) to support the production of new or existing compounds

Prepares informative and accurate technical reports

Updates and maintains records/database on compound changes or modifications

Qualification

Polymer Compound developmentStructure Property RelationshipsTechnical report preparationProject managementCommunicationAttention to detailTeam collaborationSelf-motivated