Materials Engineer

1 week ago

Lake Forest, United States Ventura Solutions LLC Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

We are currently seeking a skilled and experienced Materials Engineer to support various projects for our client in Lake Forest, Illinois. This part-time position offers a unique opportunity to apply your engineering expertise to real-world challenges, ensuring the effective use and management of materials. If you are passionate about engineering and have a strong background in materials science, we want to hear from you

Role Description

The Materials Engineer will be responsible for development, selection and processing of polymeric materials for new product development and on-market medical device and combination products. This position will apply the principals of Material Science in order to identify and characterize low cost, high performance materials with robust supply and manufacturability.

Responsibilities

  • Support the design and development of new products and trouble-shooting of on-market products.
  • Translate product Design Input, part functional, and part specification requirements into material selection characteristics to establish logical criteria for material selection.
  • Partner with suppliers to identify appropriate material grades or to develop custom blends/formulations/additives suitable for proposed product designs and processes.
  • Work closely with Design and Tooling Engineers to develop material processing parameters and processing limits relative to desired material characteristics and performance.
  • Identify technologies to improve materials processing, throughput, or quality. Identify lower cost, higher performance materials with improved supply chain assurance.
  • Prepare and execute material characterization studies to define expected performance margin relative to design targets.
  • Utilizes Material Characterization tools such as FTIR, DSC, Melt flow and other rheological methods.
  • Serve as an SME in the course of material design, failure mode analysis, or root cause analysis.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree or higher in Polymer/Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience.

Location

  • Lake Forest, IL or remote for the right candidate

Employment Type

  • Contract
  • Part-time (20 hours per week)

About Ventura Solutions

Ventura Solutions is a reputable end-to-end medical device and combination product consulting, staffing, and training firm. With our deep industry expertise spanning medical devices and combination products, coupled with an outstanding talent pool, we stand out as the preferred option for a diverse array of projects. On the consulting side, we integrate seamlessly into your team and manage small to complex Statement of Work (SOW) projects. On the staffing side, we help source, screen, and on-board reputable employees to fill temporary, temp to permanent, and permanent job openings. We accelerate product development, keep products compliant, and help build great organizations. For more information, visit us at www.ventura-solutions.com.

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