Product Application Development Engineer

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at Fortune Personnel of Houston, Inc.

Our client is looking for a Product Application Development Engineer to support their Texas operations. The Product Application Development Engineer will be responsible for managing key projects involving the design, development, manufacturing, testing, sales / marketing of engineered plastics products. Candidate will manage and organize internal and external teams for new product development and frequently interact with the Director of Sales / Marketing, Director of Quality, Director of Engineering and external clients.

• BS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or Polymer Science.
• 3+ years of experience in plastics, plastics compounding, food grade packaging.
• Ability to lead the sales / market development effort and bring new products from concept through commercialization.
• Actively participates in assigned project teams. Acquires product information through market research and regional input to assure projects meet the needs of the intended markets.
• Identifies market trends
  , issues and competitive environment and forms strategic plans for product brand or sub-segment.
• Leads the effort to initiate new product strategies in the form of supporting existing brands and/or sub-segment and creating new products.
• Evaluates the needs of product marketing and sales personnel on a global basis and initiates strategies that meet regional and worldwide requirements.
• Works across multiple internal and external groups such as design, packaging and labeling, regulatory claims, advertising, sales force education.
• Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Certification in PMP and MCPM would be helpful.