Washington Penn · 17 hours ago
Market Development Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expWashington Penn is focused on business growth in polypropylene compounds, and they are seeking a Market Development Engineer to identify product requirements and drive technology development projects. The role involves managing development activities, pursuing new business opportunities, and collaborating with product development engineers to meet customer needs.
Customer ServiceManufacturingPlastics and Rubber Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Responsible for managing development activities associated with polyolefin compounded materials
Pursues new business opportunities through diligent customer and market development efforts:
Identifies strategic markets and customers
Determines material requirements and specifications for targeted applications
Collaborates with WPP product development engineers to develop material solutions to meet customer needs
Interprets sample results and provides data sheets and other material physical property information to customers
Coordinates and attends customer molding trials as necessary, providing feedback to WPP product development regarding direction of future work
Presents a formalized data package of developed material(s) for customer approval(s)
Interfaces with customers and OEMs to achieve and document WPP product approvals
Effectively promotes WPP products and organizational capabilities
Submits call reports and monthly activity summaries concerning customer-related activities as requested by manager
Provides timely response to customer inquiries and complaints to ensure customer satisfaction
Performs other duties and assignments as directed by manager
Performs all duties safely and in compliance with documentation outlined in the Safety, Health & Environmental and defined quality management systems
Qualification
Required
Strong plastics technology skills
Excellent skills in customer relationships
Business development skills
Project management skills
Teamwork skills
Organization skills
Communication skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering, science, or equivalent, and/or 5-7 years of experience with plastic materials in the automotive market
Demonstrated ability to leverage technical strength to develop new business
Ability to build and maintain strong, long term customer relationships
Excellent communication skills, self-starter, sense of urgency, personable, and well organized
Skilled in the use of basic computer software, including word-processing and spreadsheets
Self-sufficient in terms of time management and support
Company
Washington Penn
Washington Penn is a manufacturer of polypropylene and polyethylene compounds.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-06-19
2024-04-17
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