Sr. Material Develop Engineer

About the role

Littelfuse is a leading global manufacturer of electronic components serving over 100,000 end customers across various markets. This role is part of the Material Development team and reports to the Material Development Manager.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize polymer-based positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) formulations from initial phase to manufacture scale up to meet electrical, thermal, and mechanical performance requirements.
• Lead the development and optimization of compounding processes to achieve consistent material properties and performance.
• Develop and enhance process capability in compounding and extrusion during initial manufacturing processes to improve product quality, yield, and efficiency.
• Specify and effectively engage external resources to produce material prototypes that meet product requirements.
• Work with and/or lead cross-functional teams and outside resources to bring concepts to reality.
• Effectively apply project management fundamentals, including costing, scheduling, and managing resources to meet project goals.

Requirements

• Education: Master's or PhD in Chemistry, Material/Polymer Science & Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in polymer material formulation systems, process equipment, parameter flow, and new product development.
• Proven expertise in polymer compounding and extrusion processes, including but not limited to the rubber and plastics industry, extrusion sheet and film, pipes, wires, profiles, injection molding devices, and special-shaped material industry.
• Experience as an R&D engineer and process engineer in relevant industries.
• Demonstrated experience scaling materials from R&D to initial manufacturing phases is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with basic material characterization methods of polymer materials, such as DSC, TGA, rheology, FTIR, SEM.
• Expertise in statistical process control (SPC), design of experiments (DOE), and manufacturing process capability development.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and project-focused environment.
• Strong leadership, teamwork effectiveness, and communication skills required.
• Fluent English.