Product Development and Application Engineer

Location: Sanford ME , United States (US)

Job Function: Innovation Management

Career Level: Professionals

Who We Are

POLYVANTIS is one of the leading global players in the market for high-quality acrylic and polycarbonate films and sheets. Formed by merging the specialized divisions of two companies, we combine the innovative strength and technological expertise to offer holistic solutions for a global customer base from various industries, including construction, transportation and aerospace, electronics, automotive and home and garden. We employ around 1,500 people at 16 production sites in America, Europe, Asia and Africa, offering them a wide range of tasks and development opportunities.

What The Role Delivers

Support POLYVAVTIS’s goals to expand its sheet product line by providing technical leadership on major product development projects and technical/application support for iconic ACRYLITE and LEXAN sheet and coated sheet. Primary interface between sales, customer and manufacturing.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to improved safety performance by following all established safety and loss prevention practices, by demonstrating a high level of safety awareness and by proactively addressing all safety concerns.
• Protect health of employees, the community and the environment by ensuring that all activities performed are in full compliance with POLYVANTIS's hygiene standards and environmental laws and regulations.
• Identify and/or develop technologies for the manufacture of new products. Interact with POLYVANTIS manufacturing, sales personnel and external customers in the development process.
• Facilitate plant development schedules for assigned projects by planning, writing, and performing manufacturing trials with plant staff, ensure the resulting products are completely and thoroughly tested and evaluated for physical properties and fabrication performance. Provide documented analysis and results.
• Enhance existing products by identifying or or developing new production technologies, formulations or procedures. Recommend changes to specifications for existing products.
• Provide high quality technical assistance to customers on all aspects of the properties and applications of sheet products, provide technical support for fabrication methods and technologies, and conduct training for customers in the applications workshop or the customer's business location.
• Provide expert troubleshooting assistance to the Sanford manufacturing facility, as needed, in areas of product expertise.
• Ensure the complete development of manufacturing specifications and procedures for new products by assuming technical responsibility for new product production runs until the product is accepted by the plant as "ready for commercialization".
• Support sheet product marketing efforts by contributing to marketing videos, eblasts, trade shows and fostering relationships with collaborative partners (i.e. router and printer companies).
  
  

What We Are Seeking

• Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, polymer, material science or mechanical engineering
• 3-5 years of technical/manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of plastic sheet production and manufacturing technologies.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills for troubleshooting scale-up problems and major production problem
  
  

What We Offer

We listen: Your ideas along our corporate values of creativity, openness, responsibility and entrepreneurial spirit are important to us.

• Coverage: Long-term account, group accident insurance, support for caring for relatives, sickness benefit subsidy
• Health and social affairs: Prevention programs, social and employee counseling
• and much more. You can find an overview of our benefits on our careers page.
  
  

YOUR APPLICATION

Sounds interesting? Learn more about us and apply here: https://www.polyvantis.com/en/career . Realize your dreams at POLYVANTIS !

You don't meet all the requirements? No problem - for us, it's not just about certificates, professional qualifications and previous experience, but also about personal development potential.

POLYVANTIS seeks the best candidates, and as a result is an equal opportunity employer that is proud to provide equal access to jobs regardless of protected status.