Materials Process Engineer

with strategic product development, customer interface, and regulatory oversight across cover film laminate product lines.

Primary Job Objectives

1. Maintain the Current Product Line: Manage component/material obsolescence, update technical documentation, and ensure ongoing regulatory/compliance alignment.

2. Improve Current Product Line: Drive continuous process improvement, execute margin enhancement strategies, and optimize strategic material sourcing (films, scrims, adhesives, and coatings).

3. Develop New Products: Research, design, and qualify next-generation materials and processes to satisfy emerging customer needs and penetrate new aerospace and aerospace adjacent markets.

1. Technical Fellowship Mentorship & Knowledge Transfer (Shadow Role)

• ◆Work in close alignment with the Tech Fellow to absorb institutional knowledge regarding R&D polymer chemistry, adhesive formulations, web handling, and advanced lamination/coating processes.
• ◆Progressively take ownership of Subject Matter Expert (SME)

related to Fire Retardant Materials and Processes, FAA directives, and OEM standards.

• ◆Develop standardized engineering design guides, material selection criteria, and best practices to preserve organizational knowledge and support future product development.
• ◆Participate alongside the Tech Fellow in intellectual property (IP) reviews, supporting patent filings, maintenance, and technical documentation.

2. Product Maintenance & Regulatory Compliance

• ◆Manage material obsolescence and identify/qualify alternate raw materials (resins, films, fibers, adhesives) to prevent supply chain disruptions.
• ◆Material risk assessments and long-term lifecycle planning for critical raw materials, including second source strategies and supply chain resilience.
• ◆Ensure full compliance of technical data and components with regulatory standards, including FAA certification requirements, OEM REACH protocols, and Export Control/ITAR guidelines.
• ◆Serve as a technical escalation point for complex customer issues requiring advanced engineering analysis and resolution.
• ◆Maintain and update Bills of Materials (BOMs), Technical Data Sheets (TDS), and manufacturing process specifications.

3. Process Optimization & Material Sourcing

• ◆Apply advanced lamination, coating, and web-handling principles (e.g., gravure lamination) to optimize production yields, line speeds, and bond strength consistency.
• ◆Lead margin enhancement initiatives and process cost reduction projects through yield improvement, scrap reduction, and strategic vendor material sourcing.
• ◆Support strategic capital investment planning (i.e. Laboratory capability improvements required to support future technologies)
• ◆Troubleshoot complex manufacturing process issues on the shop floor and lead root cause / corrective action (RCCA) investigations for early-life product failures.

4. New Product & Market Development

• ◆Lead project-level execution for new product introduction (NPI), from raw material selection through qualification, testing, and commercial launch.
• ◆Evaluate and implement emerging material technologies and manufacturing processes to improve product performance, manufacturability, and competitiveness.
• ◆Formulate and execute engineering test plans and test reports for qualification of aerospace interior and aerospace adjacent markets composite systems and insulation laminates.
• ◆Collaborate with customer engineering counterparts (e.g., Boeing, Airbus, Embraer) and internal Business Development teams to translate market

into technical material specifications.

• ✓Establish and maintain long-term technology roadmap, along with customer requirements, emerging materials and manufacturing capabilities.

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Engineering (Materials Science, Chemical, Plastics/Polymers, Mechanical) or related technical discipline.

o For Grade ENMPIC3_06: Minimum 3–5 years of experience in engineering, material development, or process engineering within a web-processing or composites environment.

o For Grade ENMPIC4_07: Minimum 6–8+ years of progressive engineering experience, including demonstrated success in aerospace material qualification and NPI management.

• ✓Continuous Web Processing Converting, Coating & Lamination Knowledge: Demonstrated understanding of web handling equipment, gravure or thermal lamination, and liquid/film adhesive application.
• ✓Aerospace Qualification & Testing: Familiarity with executing engineering test plans, statistical data analysis, and regulatory qualification standards (FAA/EASA flame, smoke, and toxicity requirements).
• ✓Project Management: Proven ability to manage multi-faceted technical projects, maintain timelines, and coordinate cross-functionally between Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• ✓Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts across organizational levels, external vendors, and OEM customers.

• ✓Hands-on experience in polymer chemistry, adhesive formulation, or textile coating techniques.
• ✓Knowledge of intellectual property processes (patent searching, writing disclosures, provisional patent processes).
• ✓Experience in Lean Manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodology, or De