Polymer Processing Engineer - Lab, Healthcare Solutions

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Make an Impact Through Materials Innovation

Are you passionate about transforming innovative material concepts into real-world healthcare solutions?

As a Polymer Processing Engineer within our Healthcare Solutions business, you will play a critical role in developing and scaling advanced polymer technologies that help enable next-generation healthcare applications. Working at the intersection of research, product development, and manufacturing, you will lead hands-on process development activities that take new materials from laboratory experimentation through pilot-scale validation and commercial implementation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who thrives in a laboratory environment, enjoys solving complex processing challenges, and wants to see their work make a tangible impact. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across R&D, operations, manufacturing, and customers to develop innovative solutions that address evolving market and customer needs.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and execution of laboratory and pilot-scale experiments to develop, optimize, and scale polymer processing technologies.

• Apply your expertise to troubleshoot processing challenges, identify root causes, and implement practical, data-driven solutions.

• Work hands-on with a range of advanced processing equipment, including extrusion, casting, coating, and molding systems, to develop new materials and products.

• Prepare prototypes and samples for internal and external stakeholders to support product development and customer engagement activities.

• Partner with scientists, engineers, manufacturing teams, and external partners to successfully transfer technologies from development to production.

• Support process scale-up efforts and contribute to the successful commercialization of new products and technologies.

• Analyze experimental data, interpret results, and provide actionable recommendations that drive project decisions.

• Author technical reports, establish operating procedures, and communicate findings to technical and business stakeholders.

• Lead or contribute to strategic process development projects while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on polymer processing experience, including silicones and at least one of the following technologies:

  • Coating processes and equipment

  • Extrusion processes and equipment

  • Injection molding

• Strong understanding of polymer processing principles and manufacturing processes.

• Demonstrated experience designing experiments, conducting process trials, and solving complex technical challenges.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear technical recommendations and business decisions.

• Proven ability to manage projects independently while delivering high-quality results.

• Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong desire to learn new materials, technologies, and applications.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

• Fluent written and spoken English and French.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience processing thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs).

• Knowledge of adhesion mechanisms and their impact on product performance and manufacturability.

• Experience supporting process scale-up, manufacturing implementation, and technology transfer in an industrial environment.

• Familiarity with healthcare, medical device, or other regulated application environments

Why Join Us?

• Work on technologies that contribute to innovative healthcare solutions.
• Own projects from concept through manufacturing implementation.
• Collaborate with experts across materials science, process engineering, manufacturing, and product development.
• Gain exposure to advanced polymer processing technologies and global development programs.
• Play a key role in bringing new materials and products from the laboratory to commercial reality.

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