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Carlisle Brake & Friction · 19 hours ago

Materials Development Engineer

CentroMotion is a global leader in manufacturing friction products and control devices. The Materials Development Engineer will focus on the development of new products and processes, working closely with manufacturing and customer engineering departments to meet specific requirements.

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Hiring Manager
Nathan Grover
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Responsibilities

The emphasis of this position is the development of new products and processes rather than basic research. An orientation towards working within a structured product design process is important. The individual would be responsible for the development of new products and new processes as well as the evaluation of current products or process to meet customer requirements. Responsibilities include assisting manufacturing facilities with the implementation of new products or processes and providing technical assistance to Sales Managers and Product Managers
The individual will also work with customer engineering departments on technical data and the application of new or revised products
Develop friction materials in transmission and brakes for off highway (mining, construction, agriculture) and industrial applications. This will include supervising and some pilot/fabricating of test materials manufactured in plant environments
Have the ability to use concepts and tools of Six Sigma as a means to develop materials to meet customer requirements. These can include Design of Experiments (DOE), DFMEA, and the ability to understand a QFD (Quality Functional Deployment) to establish customer critical requirements
Interfaces with sales personnel in customer visits when necessary. Object is to understand conditions under which the manufactured parts must operate in the longer term
Interfaces with production engineering to introduce and further develop new materials
Assist production when difficulties occur in manufacturing parts in the engineer’s product area
Interfaces with test engineers to develop new test methods and procedures as well as communicating how test data is analyzed and presented
Assist quality control when necessary
Assist with the creation and maintenance of ISO/QS documentation and control systems

Qualification

Materials ScienceProcess DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentSix SigmaAnalytical TechniquesFriction ApplicationsISO DocumentationTechnical AssistanceTeam Collaboration

Required

Minimum of a Bachelors Degree, in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Paper Science, Physics, Composite Materials & Structures, or Chemical Engineering
Minimum of 2 years' experience in materials science, manufacturing, process development, product development or formulation
Theoretical knowledge of materials science, and background in analytical techniques relating to the use of such materials
Ability to use concepts and tools of Six Sigma as a means to develop materials to meet customer requirements
Assist with the creation and maintenance of ISO/QS documentation and control systems

Preferred

Masters or Advanced Technical Degree in these fields preferred, but not required
Experience with the use of these materials in friction applications such as brakes, clutches and drive trains is a plus
Some experience with resins, organic fibers/pulps, solid lubricants, adhesives and other material systems is helpful
Familiarity with paper and elastomeric material processing and fabrication is preferred
Practical experience with the use of Six Sigma techniques is desirable but not essential as formal on-site training is available and encouraged
A history of successful commercialization of wet friction materials is preferred

Company

Carlisle Brake & Friction

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Carlisle Brake & Friction is a global provider of machinery brake and hydraulic solutions.