Job Description - Associate Development Engineer Research (f/m/x) (331952)

Associate Development Engineer Research (f/m/x) (

Job Number:

331952 )

Description

• Contribute to Kautex' development activities with focous on Injection Molded Battery Enclosures & Underbodyprotection including product design, material selection, virtual valdidation, Injection Molding processing & tooling, sampling and validation

• Contribute to Kautex' development activities in the field of recycling & design-for-recycling.

• Innovate Kautex new products through ideas/inventions and prototyping/sampling

• Prepare results / attend discussions with customers & suppliers

• Interact with internal and external partners for Design Verfification Plan (DVP), Quality and DFMEAs

• Actively support the ideation process and IP related activities

• Supervise and coordinate trainee and undergraduate projects

• Cooperation with external partners & universities/institutes

• Safety of employees is very important to Kautex, therefore any suggestions to improve work-safe safety or working practices is very welcome

• contribute to the development of thermal and electrical features in thermoplastic parts

Qualifications

• Technical University Degree (Bs or Ms) in plastics technology or related field

• PhD preferred

• Practical experience & technology knowhow within the field of plastics technology and polymers, with a special focus on Injection Molding Technology (design for plastics, material selection, injection molding process & equipment, sampling and validation)

• Hands-on on experience in thermal and or electrical engineering

• Practical experience & technology knowhow within the field of sustainability & recycling of plastics preferred

• Strong Network in the plastics technology industry & universities

• Practical experience in R&D, ideally in automotive industry preferred

• International experience preferred

• Fluent German and English language skills