Engineer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real specific content. Remove boilerplate: EEOC, Job Code, Department Name, Location, Reports To, Pay Grade, FLSA Status, etc. Also remove Reasonable Accommodations repeated, Core Values & Guiding Principles maybe keep if substantive? The posting includes Core Values & Guiding Principles list; that is substantive. Should we include a section for Core Values? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says use those examples but not limited? It says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to those headings where appropriate. Core Values maybe not in list; but we could still include a section if content exists, but heading must be one of those examples? It says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely they expect those headings only. So we should include sections like About the role (Job Summary), Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Responsibilities), Requirements (Education & Experience), Qualifications (Qualifications List), Skills (Skills & Abilities), maybe Benefits/Pay/Schedule only if present. The posting does not mention Pay, Benefits, Schedule specifics. So we omit those sections. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include Job Summary text, Responsibilities bullet list, Education & Experience bullet list, Qualifications List bullet list, Skills & Abilities bullet list, maybe Physical Demands etc? Those are not in the example headings but could be considered Requirements? Might be too detailed. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Education & Experience and Qualifications into Requirements section? But they said use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. So we can have separate sections for each. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

for each section heading. Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information: Job Summary paragraph, Responsibilities (list), Education & Experience (list), Qualifications (list), Skills & Abilities (list). Also maybe Core Values & Guiding Principles? Not in headings list; but could be included as a section maybe "About the role"? But better to omit if not matching headings? The instruction: "use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Likely they expect only those headings. So we should not include Core Values. Also need to remove boilerplate like EEOC, Disclaimer, etc. Let's extract content. Job Summary: "This position is responsible for supporting in the research & development, characterization, and scale-up of materials and processes supporting new and existing products, with primary emphasis on extruded attenuation materials. The Engineer applies engineering, chemistry and/or materials science knowledge to assist in formulating polymer-based systems, evaluate functional fillers and additives, understand structure-property relationships, and supports the translation of laboratory findings into robust, manufacturable extrusion processes. The position assists the Principal Chemist in technical experimentation, material selection, test-method development, supplier qualification, and manufacturing transfer while working cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain. This position is expected to be onsite during second shift with some limited remote work accepted (~10%)." That's the summary. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: There's a heading "Essential Duties and Responsibilities" then subheadings: Research & Development Support, Quality & Regulatory Requirements, Process Improvement Expectations, Additional responsibilities as assigned. Also bullet-like sentences. We need to create a list (

  • ) of duties. We'll capture each duty sentence. Let's parse: Research & Development Support: - Assists research and development activities for extruded attenuation materials from early feasibility through design transfer and commercialization. - Assists in the development and optimization of polymer-based formulations containing heavy attenuation material loading, fillers, additives, stabilizers, processing aids, and other constituents required to achieve targeted attenuation, mechanical, dimensional, and processing performance. - Executes development trials on production equipment using statistically sound methods, including design of experiments (DOE), to understand key formulation and process variables. Quality & Regulatory Requirements: - Characterizes raw materials, compounds, extrudates, and finished components using established lab practices including, but not limited to, chemical, physical, thermal, mechanical, dimensional, and attenuation test methods. - Establishes material specifications, acceptance criteria, sampling plans, and test methods that correlate critical material attributes to product performance and manufacturability. - Partners with manufacturing teams to document process windows, troubleshoot defects, improve consistency, and scale formulations from laboratory or supplier trials to production. - Assists the internal sourcing team to assess technical capability, obtain data, coordinate trials, and resolve material-related issues with material suppliers. - Uses Change Control process to execute product and material changes while ensuring resulting products can be adequately manufactured, tested, and released. - Develops, implements, and documents test plans and results, ensuring testing is technically justified and aligned with applicable quality and regulatory requirements. Process Improvement Expectations: - Collaborates with cross functional teams to execute project timelines, ensuring that project deliverables are met and any findings, recommendations, or risks are communicated clearly to key stakeholders. - Actively seeks opportunities to improve material performance, process capability, test efficiency, product cost, and organizational technical knowledge. - Demonstrates ability to engage and collaborate with global manufacturing sites and external technical partners to build vendor relationships. - Additional responsibilities as assigned. - Assist with product development. - Collaborate with other production associates and workplace team members. - The Engineer is to demonstrate and actively support TIDI Products Core Values and Guiding Principles. We could keep those as list items. Education & Experience: - Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field required; advanced degree preferred. - 1- 5 years of relevant experience in materials development, polymer formulation, compounding, extrusion, or a related research and development environment required. - Hands-on experience with thermoplastic polymers and filled or highly loaded composite systems strongly preferred. - Experience developing or characterizing extruded materials, including formulation-to-process scale-up and troubleshooting preferred. - Experience with analytical and materials characterization techniques such as tensile testing, hardness, density, microscopy/spectroscopy, dimensional measurement, or comparable methods preferred. - Experience with DOE, statistical analysis, robust quality management systems, risk management, and regulated product development preferred. - Experience in medical devices, healthcare, radiation attenuation, shielding, or other highly regulated material applications is beneficial but not required. Qualifications List: - Working Knowledge: Working knowledge of polymer chemistry/materials science, including resin selection, fillers, additives, interfaces, dispersion, thermal behavior, degradation, and structure-property relationships. - Working knowledge of extrusion and compounding fundamentals, including screw/process variables, melt temperature, pressure, residence time, cooling, dimensional control, and common extrusion defects. - Knowledge of manufacturing processes, procedures, policies, and safety requirements, including safe handling of laboratory chemicals, powders, and functional fillers as applicable. - Proficient usage of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with statistical software such as Minitab is preferred. Skills & Abilities: - Ability to convert product-performance requirements into measurable material attributes, process parameters, specifications, and verification methods. - Ability to design experiments, analyze data, identify technically meaningful trends, and document conclusions in clear engineering reports. - Ability to solve practical problems and work effectively through changing technical priorities and ambiguous development challenges. - Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization, suppliers, laboratories, and other external technical contacts. - Successful team player who demonstrates strong interpersonal, collaboration, and technical communication skills. - Ability to work independently while seeking guidance and peer review when appropriate. We also have Physical Demands etc but not required headings; we could omit as they are not in the list and might be considered boilerplate? They are substantive but not matching headings. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could we include a section "Requirements" that encompasses Education & Experience, Qualifications, Skills & Abilities? But they gave separate headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. So we should follow that. Thus sections: - About the role (Job Summary)

    About the role

    ...

    - Responsibilities

    Responsibilities

    ...
    - Requirements

    Requirements

    ...
    (Education & Experience) - Qualifications

    Qualifications

    ...
    (Working Knowledge etc) - Skills

    Skills

    ...
    (Skills & Abilities) We must not repeat job title as heading. Already not. We must not include Pay/Benefits/Schedule sections as not present. Now ensure we preserve all substantive information: Did we miss any? The Core Values & Guiding Principles list is not included; but it's part of responsibilities (the last bullet). We included that bullet: "The Engineer is to demonstrate and actively support TIDI Products Core Values and Guiding Principles." That's enough. We also need to include the note about onsite second shift with limited remote work (~10%) which is in Job Summary; we kept that. Now format. We'll output:

    About the role

    This position is responsible for supporting in the research & development, characterization, and scale-up of materials and processes supporting new and existing products, with primary emphasis on extruded attenuation materials. The Engineer applies engineering, chemistry and/or materials science knowledge to assist in formulating polymer-based systems, evaluate functional fillers and additives, understand structure-property relationships, and supports the translation of laboratory findings into robust, manufacturable extrusion processes. The position assists the Principal Chemist in technical experimentation, material selection, test-method development, supplier qualification, and manufacturing transfer while working cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain. This position is expected to be onsite during second shift with some limited remote work accepted (~10%).

    Responsibilities

    • Assists research and development activities for extruded attenuation materials from early feasibility through design transfer and commercialization.
    • Assists in the development and optimization of polymer-based formulations containing heavy attenuation material loading, fillers, additives, stabilizers, processing aids, and other constituents required to achieve targeted attenuation, mechanical, dimensional, and processing performance.
    • Executes development trials on production equipment using statistically sound methods, including design of experiments (DOE), to understand key formulation and process variables.
    • Characterizes raw materials, compounds, extrudates, and finished components using established lab practices including, but not limited to, chemical, physical, thermal, mechanical, dimensional, and attenuation test methods.
    • Establishes material specifications, acceptance criteria, sampling plans, and test methods that correlate critical material attributes to product performance and manufacturability.
    • Partners with manufacturing teams to document process windows, troubleshoot defects, improve consistency, and scale formulations from laboratory or supplier trials to production.
    • Assists the internal sourcing team to assess technical capability, obtain data, coordinate trials, and resolve material-related issues with material suppliers.
    • Uses Change Control process to execute product and material changes while ensuring resulting products can be adequately manufactured, tested, and released.
    • Develops, implements, and documents test plans and results, ensuring testing is technically justified and aligned with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.
    • Collaborates with cross functional teams to execute project timelines, ensuring that project deliverables are met and any findings, recommendations, or risks are communicated clearly to key stakeholders.
    • Actively seeks opportunities to improve material performance