Sr Materials Development Engineer

Prysmian Group

The position will be mainly responsible for leading product and material development projects related to rubber-insulated cables and compounds.

Collaborate with Sales to understand new product opportunities and requirements;
Lead projects to identify or develop solutions to new product needs and to qualify against customer and industry standard requirements;
Understand in detail relevant industry standards and serve as a technical contact between Prysmian and notifying bodies used to certify product compliance;
Identify and pursue opportunities to improve the cost and environmental impact of both new and existing cable products;
Own and maintain Prysmian’s certifications for new and existing products and implement test programs to ensure compliance.

Develop and test new compounds to support cable product development projects;
Own and maintain formulations for rubber-based compounds produced in Emmen, and support processing, quality, or troubleshooting projects for the Emmen plant or other internal customers;
Identify and test new material technologies that can be applied to compounds to improve cost, performance, or environmental impact;
Lead projects to qualify new supplies of raw materials, ensuring that single-sourced materials or significant supply chain risks are addressed.

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 both cable and 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.

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 product development and/or rubber 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.

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