Kapton Semi-Work Engineer

Functional Responsibilities

• Participate in the product development team as a film process engineer.
  • This will include planning, executing, and analyzing various trials on two Polyimide film casting processes.
• Contribute to the execution and improvement of the site’s safety and Process Safety Management systems (PSM element responsibilities).
• Understand the polyimide formulation, slurry dispersions, thermal casting, chemical casting, die flow rheology, organic solvent drying, film web handling, and high temperature oven tentering.
• Collaborate with the research scientist for new formulation scale-up.
• Implement programs to improve quality and product performance.
• Needs to be capable of solving problems or addressing immediate issues for the product development team that will contribute to functionality of the manufacturing process.
• Network with site engineering technical resources throughout Circleville to use the best available technologies to support production.
• Provide on-call support for researchers or small-scale production film processing.
• Provide support to the KSW process to improve higher production yields, improve film quality, and support casting operations.

Experience

• Absolutely required: Minimum BS degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in web handling and film process technology in a Chemical or Mechanical Engineering Environment.
• Experience in process/product development.
• Excellent problem-solving ability.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Skilled in MS Office.
• Green Six Sigma methodology.

Preferred Certifications/Training

• Management of Change (MOC-S/T) major and minor.
• Capex/Cost project execution.
• PSSR Process Start up Safety Reviews.
• PSM Process Technology (PT) - Managing Process Hazards.
• Mechanical Integrity MI/Quality Assurance (QA) Knowledge of Instrumentation/Software.
• Basic understanding of Laboratory Analytical equipment to support film property targets.
• Polymer pumps, tanks, and drives configuration.
• Batch mixer processes - Large scale (~50-100 gallon) Batch Reaction Vessels.
• Continuous finishing processes experience.
• Microscopy defect identification, layer thickness, and filler dispersion analysis.
• Particle size analysis (PSA) – basic operations and data interpretation.
• Karl Fischer - Water content measurement.
• Instron/MTS Equipment.
• Tensile Stress/Strain/Percent Elongation.
• Initiation Tear Strength (Graves Tears).
• Adhesion Strength (German Wheel).
• Percent Solids – PAA, filler loading content, etc.