Technology Development Engineer

Vector's partner is seeking a Technology Development Engineer who will play a crucial role in the discovery, evaluation, development and integration of advanced manufacturing and process technologies. This role will collaborate with R&D, Engineering and Operations teams to target opportunities for new technology to improve product quality, process safety and operational productivity. This role will also collaborate with customer-facing departments to align manufacturing capabilities with industry trends.

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Salary: $115k-130k, can be higher based on experience

• Responsibilities: Demonstrate commitment to our values and share the organizational commitment to ensuring quality products and processes.
• Execute tasks to help achieve goals and objectives for Engineering Technology initiatives.
• Ability to conduct experiments self-directed and/or supervise technician(s) or others in conducting the experiments, utilizing scientific skills/approach (e.g., design of experiments, scientific method, data collection/analysis, makes good conclusions from data).
• Troubleshoot quality defects and maintain an understanding of various product constructions.
• Executing development tasks and experiments related to optimizing print, finish, and overall aesthetic quality and reproducibility.
• Analyzing existing data sets and expanding data collection of process parameters to drive improvement.
• Aid the team in building predictive tools and datasets to help the organization document and understand scale up factors from a pilot plant level to full scale production so that products can be commercialized faster and run more reliably.
• Establish and follow processes in accordance with quality standards and our Business Management System (BMS).
• Prior experience working with chemicals in a laboratory or production environment
• Experience interacting with process control and data collection systems
• Experience connecting sensors or analytical equipment using various communication protocols
• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (chemical, electrical, mechanical) or physical science (chemistry, polymer science, physics, material science).
• Highly functional in Microsoft Word, and Excel and other MS Office products.
• Experience with at least one programming language (Python, R, MATLAB, SQL, C , etc.) or control system platform (Siemens or Allen-Bradley).
• Ability to work both self-directed and as a cross-functional team member.
• Proficient knowledge of production materials, quality methods, and color standards are necessary.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close & distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• To conform with US export regulations and ITAR 120.15 and EAR Part 772, incumbents for this role must be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government.
• Position may require person to sit at a desk for up to 8 hours, constantly performing repetitive motions to use a personal computer and other office equipment, as well as walking around an office and industrial environment.
• Position requires annual eye examination with written documentation of adequate vision to detect minute flaws in material with or without corrective lenses, including successful completion of Farnsworth Munsell Color Vision Testing.
• Ability to perform physical activities related to traveling, such as driving, moving throughout airports, flying – international travel approximately 5-10%