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Lead Engineer - Thermoplastics, Compound Injection Molding
Pilsen, or flexibleThe Adler Pelzer Group is a worldwide leading company for acoustic and thermal components and systems in the automotive industry. With key value-added activities in-house, we deliver components optimizing acoustic performance and increasing thermal efficiency of vehicles. Our group has built a network of manufacturing plants, research and design facilities close to the main automotive hubs in the major geographic regions, in more than 100 locations with over 15,000 employees worldwide.
To support the Advanced engineering department at our location in Bochum, Germany, we are looking for
Lead engineer thermoplastics (m/w/d)
Main Activities:
To support the Advanced engineering department at our location in Bochum, Germany, we are looking for
Lead engineer thermoplastics (m/w/d)
Main Activities:
- Provide product/process technical support in the innovation, acquisition, development, and production phase
- Develop and validate new formulations in line with internal strategy and customer specifications and trends
- Contribute to innovation & sustainable projects in the field of extrusion & injection
- Cover the field from material manufacturing to downstream processing
- Have the technical mastery of the field of expertise, also including the economic impacts
- Solve problems and optimize costs, quality, and capacity
- Carry out a technological watch in the field
- Provide standards to factories and development teams.
- Provide specifications for raw materials and semi-finished products
- Contribute to the training of technology users
- Travel and support our production sites in installation of CIM equipment, production lines
- M.Sc. in Engineering, Materials Science or Chemistry
- At least 2 years related industry experience
- Good knowledge of thermoplastics, compounding, extrusion and injection
- Knowledge of Compound Injection Molding (CIM) process and machinery
- Knowledge of materials and technologies of interior and sound insulation components in automotive industry preferable
- Experience in managing technical projects
- Experience in Design of Experiments and Advanced Problem Solving Methodology preferred
- Autonomy and flexibility skills in a complex environment
- Proficient in English
- Personal engagement and organizational skills
- Ability to travel across our European sites
- Competitive salary, benefits
- Company health management
- Flexible working hours and partial remote work (in combination with business travel)