Sr Materials Development Engineer - Emmen

Prysmian is a global cabling solutions provider leading the energy transition and digital transformation. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

Responsibilities

The Sr Materials Development Engineer will be mainly responsible for leading material development projects related to low-smoke halogen-free (LSOH compounds) and Rubber compounds.

Compound Development

• Collaborate with Sales and R&D Product Development teams to understand new material opportunities and requirements
• Lead projects to develop and test new compounds to support cable product development projects
• Identify and pursue opportunities to improve the cost and environmental impact of both new and existing materials
• Own and maintain formulations for compounds produced in Emmen, and support processing, quality, or troubleshooting projects for the Emmen plant or other internal customers
• Together with suppliers and the global R&D Materials teams, identify and test new material technologies that can be applied to compounds to improve cost, performance, or environmental impact
• Lead projects to qualify new suppliers of raw materials, ensuring that single-sources materials or significant supply chain risks are addressed

Additional Responsibilities

• Through daily activities, maintain and improve high safety standards and act as an example and advocate for safe practices in the lab and production facilities
• Lead cross-functional project teams, and clearly communicate progress, challenges, impact, and timing of all projects to relevant stakeholders
• Report regularly on key metrics for compound development, including environmental impact, cost, and new product implementation
• Work closely with the R&D lab team to prioritize and conduct testing programs, ensuring that testing is done with respect to larger development goals and timelines
• Work closely with compound and cable processing teams to understand and support process development needs
• Support other daily activities, including safety and 6S tasks and other plant or lab management initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or hard science discipline, materials-related field preferred (Chemical, Materials, Polymer Engineering, Chemistry, etc.)
• Experience in wire and cable material development or compounding preferred
• English language proficiency required; Dutch language or willingness to learn preferred
• Project leadership experience required, preference for new product and/or materials development projects
• Basic computer proficiency required (Microsoft Office, Outlook)
• Additional computer skills preferred (VBA or other programming language, SAP, Access, Sharepoint)
• Occasional travel, mostly within the Netherlands may be required