Job Description

Porex Corporation is currently accepting resumes for a PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER. The Product Development Engineer translates customer design inputs and internal marketing considerations onto new products and processes.  This position works under minimal supervision in establishing design objectives, testing procedures, communicating with customer, project management and transfer to production.

JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

1. Communicates with customer to establish design input criteria and discusses material and design requirements with customer engineers.
2. Operates CAD software to generate both 2D drawings and 3D models based on design specs, following general design principles. Applies ingenuity and knowledge of a broad range of porous plastic manufacturing processes in determining the selection, layout, detail and explanatory notes of drawings.
3. Works with and communicates requirements to engineering technician(s) in developing prototypes for products and/or processes.
4. Selects optimal material to meet customer functional requirements and balances customer and manufacturing requirements to optimize geometry for manufacturability.
5. Designs experiments for testing and verification plans for new products, and coordinates tests of prototype or existing production parts. Performs design of experiments, documents test results, and prepares statistical & analytical summaries. 
6. Prepares customized reports, analyses or technical summaries for customers as requested or as appropriate to document performance characteristics under various operational conditions. May prepare technical documentation or white papers for marketing materials.
7. Ability to work hands on in development lab using lab equipment and tooling to make and test prototype parts.
8. Create presentations for and lead internal meetings involving multiple departments to move projects through stage gate approval process.
9. May be responsible for development, troubleshooting and enhancement of multiple existing products to improve performance and customer satisfaction.
10. Work in production areas of the plant when PDE projects involve production equipment and personnel.
11. Coordinates transfer of significant new products from design to production and collaborates with manufacturing engineering, quality engineering and other disciplines to ensure consistency of quality output, within tolerances established by customer.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree with focus on Material Science, Polymer Science, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering and New Product Development, including CAD knowledge/skills.

EXPERIENCE: 2 to 5 years experience related to development of plastic components for sale to OEMs.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Ability to work effectively in a team environment and coordinate multiple activities with a wide variety of disciplines within the company.
2. Knowledge of DOE, process capability, and statistics used in developing specifications.
3. Excellent project management and writing skills.
4. Work with cross functional teams and be effective at collaborating with team to achieve results.
5. Ability to project a professional, competent image to key customers, as this position has high impact on the customer relationship.
6. Strong problem solving skills

Company Description

Porex is a worldwide leader in the development, engineering, and manufacture of porous polymer technologies, components, and specialized devices. The company’s products are used in healthcare, life science research, consumer, electronics and industrial markets. Over 50 years ago, Porex launched the sintered porous plastics industry by developing porous polymer materials to support caustic fluid separation processes. Since 1961, they have applied their extensive porous plastic material science, product design, and custom plastic manufacturing expertise to designing unique porous solutions that overcome complex project challenges and enable quicker product launches. Healthcare, consumer, and industrial market leaders around the world rely on Genuine PorexTM custom plastic and fiber manufacturing components because of the high reproducibility of our manufacturing processes, which ensure that the billionth part is the same as the first. Over 1,300 customers in 65 countries trust Porex to develop porous polymers and supply their porous material needs. Simply put, Porex creates high value porous solutions that enables their customers products to do something new, better or more cost effectively every day. Porex is a subsidiary of Filtration Group, with revenues of approximately $300 million. Porex has facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia and more than 1500 employees worldwide. Our screening process includes a drug test and background check. Upon hiring we use the E-Verify system to validate status to work legally in the United States. Porex provides an excellent benefits package which includes healthcare, paid days off, and a 401K plan. Porex is an EOE, Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Work Free Environment. For more information on Porex, please visit www.porex.com. About Filtration Group Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action. The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group operates across a wide variety of attractive end markets and produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes. With revenues of $1.4 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 6,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Filtration Group is an affiliate of Madison Industries, one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value. The team at Madison is committed to building something truly remarkable that long outlasts them while coaching others to reach their highest potential. Madison’s footprint spans across Europe, Asia and the Americas operating over 216 facilities in 45 countries, with over 12,000 engaged employees. Having successfully built market leaders in filtration, medical, safety, instruments, heat transfer, and indoor air quality, Madison generates revenue of $5 billion, with an enterprise value worth well over $7 billion. For more information on Filtration Group, please visit www.filtrationgroup.com. For more information on Madison Industries, please visit www.madison.net.