Senior Composites Engineer (Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials)

Company

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc.

Job Description

About the Role

As the Senior Composites Engineer, you will lead complex application engineering programs, develop advanced composite materials and processes, and collaborate directly with customers and internal cross-functional teams. You will play a key role in shaping new business opportunities, validating next-generation composite technologies, and supporting full commercialization of new products.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute application engineering programs for thermoplastic and thermoset composite materials.
• Provide technical support across the full composites portfolio, including short fiber, long fiber, and continuous fiber products.
• Partner with customer engineering teams to understand requirements, propose solutions, and support testing and certification programs.
• Manage multiple development projects including estimating hours, cost modeling, project planning, and execution.
• Perform hands-on prototyping, fabrication, material characterization, and process development.
• Collaborate with R&D, Product Management, Design Engineering, and Manufacturing to validate materials, processes, and business opportunities.
• Recommend materials, geometries, and manufacturing methods using composite design principles and FEA collaboration.
• Develop manufacturing processes, tooling approaches, equipment specifications, and work instructions.
• Support production scale-up including troubleshooting, special testing campaigns, and detailed reporting.
• Work with internal and external manufacturing partners to develop quotes, timelines, and project deliverables.
• Create high-quality technical reports, documentation, and test reports.
  
  

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of experience in composite materials and advanced manufacturing.
• Strong expertise in thermoplastic and thermoset materials, composite laminate theory, fiber alignment, and processing technologies.
• Hands-on experience with injection molding, extrusion, compression molding, pressure forming, hybrid technologies, and composite fabrication.
• Ability to interpret customer specifications and engineering drawings.
• Proven experience with material characterization, process development, and production scale-up.
• Project Management experience including estimating, planning, and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical ability using scientific and engineering tools including design of experiments and process analysis.
• Excellent technical writing, documentation, and presentation skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree, PhD, or MBA.
• Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, or Siemens NX.
• Experience with FEA, simulation, or material modeling.
• Experience with additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping.
• Knowledge of high-temperature polymer composites and carbon fiber processing.
• Experience supporting government programs with ITAR requirements.
• Experience with statistical analysis and composite design allowables.
  
  

Why Join Us

• You will work at the forefront of composite materials innovation.
• You will directly influence next-generation materials, processes, and commercial products.
• You will collaborate with global teams across R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Commercial.
• You will engage in meaningful technical challenges with real market impact.
• You will have opportunities for growth and development in a high-impact engineering environment.
  
  

Work Environment and Travel

• Onsite in Mesa, Arizona or remote with frequent travel to collaborate on development and testing.
• Additional customer site travel to support trials, qualifications, and technical programs.
  
  

The salary range for this position starts at $103,400. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status

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