Solution Engineer - Quality, Laboratory & OT Systems
About the job
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
- Experience in application management, solution engineering, business analysis, or related digital roles.
- Experience supporting Quality, Manufacturing, Laboratory, Research and Technology, or Operational Technology environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience working within global and cross-functional organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Serve as the Information Technology System Owner for Envalior's Laboratory Information Management System quality-assurance solutions.
- Manage the lifecycle of laboratory and quality applications, including enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and support activities.
- Ensure platforms remain secure, stable, and aligned with evolving business requirements.
- Act as the primary escalation point for complex application and process issues.
- Support business continuity across laboratory and quality operations globally.
- Develop a deep understanding of Quality, Research and Technology, and Operational Technology processes.
- Collaborate with laboratory managers, quality teams, manufacturing stakeholders, and digital colleagues to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Translate business challenges into scalable digital solutions.
- Build relationships with stakeholders and communicate the value of technology-enabled change.
- Propose information solutions by combining existing systems with emerging digital technologies.
- Evaluate opportunities to improve laboratory efficiency, data management, automation, and operational performance.
- Simplify and modernize existing application landscapes.
- Eliminate waste, reduce complexity, and improve user experience through technology and process optimization.
- Support systems used for sample management, laboratory workflows, testing activities, and quality data management.
- Ensure effective system integrations between laboratory, manufacturing, and enterprise platforms.
- Help maintain accurate, timely, and accessible laboratory information across the value chain.
- Support the digital backbone that enables quality decision-making and product release activities.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen system performance and business processes.
- Promote best practices in application management, information architecture, and digital solutions.
- Support change management initiatives and user adoption activities.
- Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across supported domains.
- Preferred technical expertise with ZhuoMES, GUSLAB, LABSQ, Unilab, Thermo Fisher SampleManager LIMS, WinLIMS, Eschbach Shiftconnector, AssetWise, Credit360, and other Quality, Operational Technology, and Research and Technology software-as-a-service applications.
- Information architecture covering data, process, and application landscapes.
- Application lifecycle management.
- Systems integration and interfacing.
- Change management.
- Technical project delivery.
- Analytical problem solving.
- Operations, Quality, and Research and Technology process knowledge.
About the company
Envalior provides high-performance and sustainable polymers and thermoplastic composites to industries such as automotive, electronics, mobility, medical, industrial equipment, and consumer goods. It operates by supplying materials (e.g., PA6/66, PPA, PPS, PBT, and thermoplastic composites) and supporting customers through co-development, CAE services, material selection tools, and application-focused innovation. The company differentiates itself through its scale and the integration of DSM’s Engineering Plastics and LANXESS’s High-Performance Materials, enabling global supply, extensive R&D networks (18 production sites, 14 R&D centers), and a strong emphasis on sustainability and circularity in material solutions. Its goal is to help customers achieve high-performance performance alongside sustainable, circular material solutions by offering turnkey material solutions and collaboration across the product development cycle.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Düsseldorf, Germany
Founded
2023
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- January 2026 hydrogen tape improves tensile strength 15% and cuts tank weight 20%.
- Envalior's 2025 Siemens relay collaboration proves bio-based materials win regulated electrical programs.
- Advent's stalled 2026 purchase leaves Envalior funded by patient private-equity ownership until 2027.
What critics are saying
- January 2026 Envalior planned Kallo glass-fiber shutdown, threatening 220 Belgian jobs by year-end.
- Fitch kept Envalior negative outlook in December 2025, citing leverage above 7x through 2026.
- Automotive demand weakness and 2026 Advent financing failure trap Envalior in another ownership crisis.
What makes Envalior unique
- Envalior spans PA6, PA66, PA46, PBT, PPS, and composites across industries.
- Siemens launched SIRIUS 3RQ4 relays using Envalior Akulon K225-KS B-MB in 2025.
- January 2026 UDea EcoPaXX hydrogen tape enables fully recyclable pressure vessels.
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5%Envalior is showing its more sustainable engineering materials at Fakuma 2026, held October 12 to 16 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The company, which has annual sales of around €3 billion, says the range helps customers meet environmental targets and regulatory demands. Its new bio-based mass-balanced Xytron PPS cuts product carbon footprint by up to 40%, with the same performance as conventional grades. It uses ISCC PLUS-certified feedstock. With scaleup SECARA, Envalior is also exploring a way to turn end-of-life vehicle plastic into caprolactam for PA6. The route could help customers meet recycled-content mandates under the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation. Envalior also kept its EcoVadis Gold status for a second year, placing it among the top 5% of companies assessed. Its stand is in Hall B4, stand 4302.
Envalior, a maker of engineering materials with annual sales of around €3 billion, is showing materials for data center power, connectivity, and cooling parts at Fakuma 2026. The fair runs October 12 to 16 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The company says AI workloads raise power density and operating temperatures, so components must handle higher voltages and heat. Its range includes Stanyl PA46 for switchgear arc chambers, Xytron PPS for cooling parts, and Pocan PBT (CTI 600) for 800V DC connectors. Envalior also offers its 360 Innovation Services, which gives customers direct access to its experts from design through production. Visitors can find the company in Hall B4, stand 4302.
Envalior debuts hydrogen vessel UD tape. New UDea EcoPaXX Q20HTC60 offers 15% greater tensile strength and enables up to 20% weight reduction compared to traditional materials. The UDea EcoPaXX Q20HTC60 tape enhances tank performance, reduces costs, and simplifies recycling for hydrogen storage systems. Envalior Envalior, a leader in engineering materials, has introduced a high-performance thermoplastic UD tape, UDea EcoPaXX Q20HTC60, designed to advance the manufacturing of high-pressure all-thermoplastic hydrogen pressure vessels. The company noted this marks a step forward in the development of sustainable materials for hydrogen storage, addressing the growing demand for efficient and eco-friendly energy solutions. The tape, made from polyamide 4.10 and reinforced with 60% by weight of unidirectional (UD) continuous carbon fibers, delivers strength, sustainability, and cost efficiency for hydrogen storage systems, according to the company. The UDea EcoPaXX grade achieves a tensile strength of approximately 2.2 gigapascals (GPa) in the fiber direction - an improvement of more than 15% compared to equivalent materials reinforced with lower-strength carbon fibers. The company said this enhanced strength ensures the tank system's structural integrity and durability under extreme pressure loads during filling and storage. One of the key innovations of this tape is its application method, according to the company. using laser-assisted tape placement, manufacturers can precisely reinforce critical areas of the liner, employing the start-stop principle. Envalior said this approach eliminates non-load-bearing carbon fibers from the composite structure - a feat not possible with the incumbent wet-winding thermoset processing method - resulting in weight and cost savings of up to 20%. The thermoplastic composite material also offers significant sustainability advantages. The company said polyamide 4.10 is partly bio-based, and the thermoplastic composite is fully recyclable, unlike thermosetting epoxy systems, which must be landfilled or incinerated at the end of a pressure vessel's service life. Additionally, the company noted that wrapping the liner with the tape does not require curing or handling of thermoset chemicals, eliminating the need for special occupational safety measures and cleaning protocols. "The new tape completes our broad portfolio of thermoplastic materials for the manufacture of hydrogen pressure vessels, which also includes impact-modified polyamide 6 compounds from our Durethan and Akulon brands for blow molding, injection molding, and rotational molding of tank liners," said Bert Keestra, advanced engineering manager at Envalior. "As a one-stop-shop supplier, Envalior offers all the materials needed to manufacture tank systems made entirely of thermoplastic materials, which makes recycling of the tanks much easier." Another advantage of the UDea EcoPaXX Q20HTC60 tape is its strong material bonding. The company noted that applying a polyamide 4.10-based tape to a liner made from a polyamide 6 compound creates a melt-melt contact at the interface - generated by the laser - forming a monolithic structure with robust material bonding. According to the company, this ensures that the liner cannot deform independently from the composite structure when exposed to mechanical or thermal loads, reducing the risk of buckling and allowing for easier cleaning and maintenance during the pressure vessel's service life. "The tape therefore ensures high strength and stiffness of the tank wrapping and high structural integrity of the entire tank," explained Giacomo Perfetti, sales and business development manager for UDea. "This results in less risk of buckling and allows for easier cleaning and maintenance of the pressure vessels in service life." A step forward. Envalior said its UDea EcoPaXX Q20HTC60 represents a significant step forward in the development of sustainable, high-performance materials for hydrogen storage. As the demand for hydrogen as a clean energy source continues to grow, innovations like this could play a pivotal role in advancing the industry. Formed in 2023 through the merger of Lanxess Performance Materials and DSM Engineering Materials, Envalior employs more than 4,000 people worldwide. The company specializes in developing sustainable and high-performance material solutions for automotive, new mobility, electronics, electrical, and consumer goods markets. David Hutton is a journalist with more than 25 years of experience as an editor and writer with daily newspapers and trade publications. A Kent State University graduate, he was born in Canton, OH, and is a lifelong writer. David started his professional career as a reporter and page designer with the Parkersburg Sentinel in Parkersburg, WV. He returned to his hometown, taking a role with the Massillon Independent, where he rose to the position of managing editor. David's career next took him to October Research Corp., where he worked for trade publications in the real estate settlement services industry before returning to daily newspapers as news editor for The Times-Reporter in Dover-New Philadelphia, OH. While there, he oversaw design of the newspaper and won an Associated Press award for Best Page 1 Design. In 2012, David joined the staff of Plastics News as research analyst. He was responsible for the production of data research reports providing analysis of various segments and end markets of the plastics industry. He also produced content for the publication. In 2019, David joined Ophthalmology Times, serving as managing editor of the publication covering the latest advancements in the ophthalmology industry for physicians and clinicians. David lives in Canton, OH, with his wife, Arionne. They have three grown children, Paige, Chandler and Connor. Their "zoo" also includes two cats, a parrot, and a pug, named Freddie. An avid sports fan, David follows the Cleveland Browns, Cavaliers, and Guardians as well as the Ohio State Buckeyes. He also enjoys movies, classic rock, and reading. He enjoys sports cars, and owns a Camaro and a Corvette.
In a move that blends material innovation with circular economy goals, Siemens Smart Infrastructure has collaborated with Envalior to develop relay housings made from Akulon K225-KS B-MB, a bio-based polyamide derived from waste UCO.
Lanxess AG plans to sell its stake in Envalior to joint venture partner Advent International in a deal valued at up to €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion).