(Archived) Materials Scientist/Engineer

CommScope Inc., a Fortune 500 broadband communications company, is seeking a Senior Materials Scientist/Engineer. The successful candidate will join the Materials Engineering team at CommScope’s Apex, NC site. He/she will participate in a broad range of materials focused activities from leading technology development projects to material specification, selection and validation to new product development projects as a team member. A successful candidate will have 5-10 years’ experience in material design & selection and will be capable of independently leading material technology development projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead materials focused technology development projects
• Interact with product design engineers and product managers to develop material specifications based on product requirements.
• Clarify and understand key requirements of technology, product design and existing process, including opportunities for improvement that can be enabled by material development and/or selection.
• Provide advice and consultation on material selection to product design engineers and advanced development teams.
• Develop functional requirements (including environmental stresses) for materials.
• Coordinate and oversee validation testing of materials for a variety of broadband network applications and operating environments.
• Acquire samples of proposed materials and/or components and produce (or arrange production of) prototypes, potentially including new/proposed processes.
• Work closely with manufacturing and purchasing organizations to execute on material substitution, replacement and cost reduction projects.
• May execute molding trials in concert with design engineers to prove out selected resins.
• Create vendor specifications for new materials, including CTQ parameters
• Read, interpret and apply relevant industry standards and test methodologies.
• Provide detailed reports documenting development efforts.

Qualifications:

• MS or Ph.D in Materials Science or Chemical Engineering (Polymers focus)
• Or BS in same fields with proven track record in Materials Development
• 5-10 years industrial experience with polymeric materials and adhesives
• Hands on experience designing, testing and specifying polymer substrates, films, tapes, coatings and adhesives and the associated converting processes preferred
• Familiarity with environmental degradation of materials and interfaces
• Familiarity with 3D printing materials and techniques
• Polymer melt processing experience such as extrusion, injection molding and other molding processes preferred Experience with silicones, polyurethanes, elastomers a plus
• High mechanical aptitude
• Must be proficient in MS Office
• Domestic and international travel (e.g. Belgium) will be required
• Must be independent, motivated, organized and resourceful
• Must be independent, motivated, organized and resourceful with excellent communication and skills to work with maximum effectiveness within a team