Bertrandt Group · 11 hours ago
Materials Engineer
Greer,SC,US
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expBertrandt Group is a global company focused on automotive product development and innovation. They are seeking a Materials Engineer to work on projects related to polymers, specifically Polypropylene and PP compounds, contributing to product engineering and collaborating with senior engineers.
ManufacturingAutomotive
Responsibilities
Define the optimal raw materials for the projects (OEMs), define the recommendations & risk assessment
Ensure success of new materials & glues implementation in the plants, anticipation of the validation plan (plates, parts) according customer requirements
Solves material & adhesive problems during the project and mass production
Capitalization through Lesson Learnt and Best Practices
Solve Deep Red Points on materials & adhesives issues
Raw material specification sheet and material validation plan
Material network (North America, Europe ….)
Analyze the OEM Material specifications for our products
Define the technical criteria to choose the raw material & adhesives, based on: customer requirements, typology of parts to reach the functional performances required, purchasing strategy, plant constraints and technical feedback
Propose a risk assessment and validation plan to the project, define the tests to perform by our laboratory or our chemists
Define material recommendation sheet and disclaimers to the customers
Keep regular contacts with customers and suppliers (chemists, compounders) to understand and orient the qualification of the raw materials
Propose alternative raw material solutions to reduce costs and / or improved quality of the products
Assist production plants in the event of problems linked to raw materials (or adhesives) during serial life
Ensure that materials & adhesives are compliant to regulation (Reach) and company policies
Ensure that material proposed are compliant to the company's sustainability strategy
Qualification
Required
Master degree in Materials or Engineering degree in Chemistry
2 - 4 years of experience in the field of polymers
Significant knowledge on Polypropylene and PP compounds
Knowledge of polymers & adhesives, formulation, laboratory tests, transformation processes (injection) & bonding
Company
Bertrandt Group
An independent and international development service provider with long years of automotive expertise.
10001+ employees
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