What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Development Engineer (Onsite) position at RTP COMPANY?
The Product Development Engineer is a hands-on position that requires a significant amount of formulation, process, and lab work, as well as day to day interaction with customers, material, and equipment vendors, other Wiman departments (sales, customer service, quality, etc.).
**Not eligible for work sponsorship
Responsibilities:
- Assist customer service and sales reps with technical information
- Learn computer system
- Become familiar with materials and Wiman capabilities
- Design and develop new products when necessary
- Produce lab samples on small scale extruder
- Material Characterization-Mechanical properties
- Updating product data sheets (formula and product specific)
- Developing specifications on new products
- Experimenting with different materials and additives
- Statistical analysis of production data on existing products
- Support QC Staff
- Learn material testing procedures
- Develop new testing procedures as needed
- Research and sourcing new test equipment as needed
- Assist with training for procedures
- Support production staff with processing equipment
- Research new equipment and control systems
- Assist implementation of new equipment
- Troubleshooting
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned, or apparent.
