Film Product Development Engineer

Film Product Development Engineer

PPG Industries

New Albany Ohio (Columbus)

We are looking for an experienced Engineer to join our team at PPG Advanced Film Technologies in New Albany Ohio.(Columbus) You will be based in our brand-new pilot-scale facility where you will contribute to the development of market-disruptive coatings technologies. Our thermoplastic film technologies offer enhanced customization lightweighting and protective properties for automotive applications and beyond.

As an Engineer in our Pilot Scale Development team you will help accelerate the assessment of new formulations and simulating customer line conditions for successful product launches.

Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to use PPGs expertise in technology development and bridge the gap between laboratory results and manufacturing excellence. You will create science and technology for PPG AST films collaborating across new business/product development and combining material science engineering and chemistry.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new lab and pilot line and their test methods to help to accelerate the assessment of new formulations and simulate customer line conditions to increase the speed and success rate of product launches
• Design projects to determine related materials properties and their applications. Thermomechanical materials properties and interfaces
• Design and develop pilot line capabilities and establish formulation-property-process relationships to establish performance capabilities based on chemistry and materials science
• Develop pilot trials and scale up to the production team
• Generate ideas for new films systems and thermoforming application processes.
• Lead technical milestones.
• Work safely following all lab procedures and contribute to the maintenance of high safety standards.

Qualifications

• Production of polymers experience is required
• BS/MS degree in a technical field such as Polymer Science Materials Science Chemical Engineering and Chemistry are required along with 8 years of relevant work experience in coatings.
• Or Ph.D. with 5 years of experience
• Experienced in engineering within pilot-scale or manufacturing-scale environments specifically in extrusion thermoplastics or thermoforming.
• Proficient in operating and troubleshooting industrial manufacturing pilot-scale equipment demonstrating a strong mechanical aptitude and experienced in specifying new manufacturing and testing equipment to improve production processes and ensure efficient operations.
• Experience with experimental design (DOE).
• Cross-cultural and functional communication skills an understanding of materials science and a desire to work in a global environment.
• Travel will be <10%.

Preferred:

• Material Science of thermoplastic polyurethane
• Formulation development experience
• Web process engineering

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday everyday.

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