NPD Engineer
About the Role: We are looking for a NPD Engineer to join our EPS Technical Team. In this role, you will work within a global and cross-functional team to advance new product development projects from concept through commercialization in the Asia Pacific region, you will need to identifying critical uncertainties, designing targeted experiments, rapidly building new prototypes, defining and assessing fitness-for-use, and driving commercialization and scale up.
This role will be located in Gore facility in Shenzhen, China.
- Understand the end use of products, determining fitness-for-use of materials, and effectively advancing the specification development of new and derivative products
- Identify and assessing product alternatives and fabricating prototypes, material evaluation
- Design experiments, analyzing, documenting and communicating results
- Develop test methods and procedures to assess product performance
- Work with the cross-function team to develop and validate equipment, process and material specifications
- Communicate effectively product development progress and results with global and cross-functional teams
- Apply disciplined project practices to prioritize, execute, and document your work
- Identify patent opportunities and supporting the enterprise IP processes
- Enjoy the challenges of troubleshooting technically complex product issues
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor or advanced degree in Polymer, Chemical or Material Chemistry with a minimum of 3 years Chemical related industry working experience, chemical coating industry is a plus.
- Experience developing new processes to support product development
- Excellent communication and technical writing skills, including in English
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional project teams, strong project management skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Demonstrated ability to design experiments, statistically analyze the results and provide data supported decisions
- Self-motivated and directed with the ability to prioritize multiple projects on aggressive timelines
- Hands-on working style with the desire and ability to work in the lab
- Ability to travel up to 5%
Desired Qualifications:
- With Polymer, Chemical master’s degree or related education background is preferred
- Minimum 2 years working experience in mobile electronic industry
What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.
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