Product Development Engineer
Current• Hot Melt Extrusion & Monofilaments. • Polymer Composites.• Structure-Property Relationships & Analysis. Research and development for the PMC segment of the business.• Understanding and improving the extruding of homopolymer monofilaments and monofilament composites.• Scale up of R&D developments to large scale commercial products.• In-depth development of polymer composites of polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethanes.• Used twin screw extruding to make complicated polymer composites for next generation products.• Work with and train other employees on internal product development methods.• Improved the companies fundamental understanding of polymer compositing and assessing performance.• Successfully investigate and elucidate supplier malfeasance, if applicable.• Performed physical and thermal testing on polymer composites for revelations of fundamental properties.• Optimization of compositing techniques and chemistries used to achieve a high-performance demand.• Used six-sigma DOE’s, and six-sigma concepts as part of optimization.• Made successful recommendations for the redesign and improvement of the current R&D polymer testing lab.• All new equipment purchased painstakingly researched and specifications used for the optimal purchase.• Manage the polymer testing laboratory, including the technician assigned to the laboratory, as well as interns.• Manage the connection and interface of our academic partners and our facility.• Travel to industry partners for oversight and hands on expertise.• Proactively engaged in training outside the company for improved ability and expertise.• Work with and oversee with the R&D technicians for project progression and completion.• Developing new intellectual property and patent technology.• Made successful recommendations for improved communication and interfacing with the global R&D team.• Product Development & Improvement.
