Chemical Engineer, Product Development

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

The primary responsibilities of the new product development chemical engineer encompass two main functions. First, they will design innovative, cost-effective product configurations that meet end-users' needs. Second, they will source and select materials that are compatible with the product design, meet regulatory requirements, and align with the process capabilities

• Design and develop chemical processes that are transferable and scalable to existing production equipment.
• Source and select materials compatible with product design, regulatory requirements, and process capabilities. Work to optimize raw material sourcing. Develop solutions to supply challenges when they occur
• Deliver a profitable portfolio of custom-developed products
• Design and execute experimental runs that characterize the interaction of input material variations with process parameters and the result on the output product.
• Deliver productsumented dion package for new eliver well-documented, dynamic design control for all products, meeting ISO 13485 requirements.
• Develop project plans for assigned deliverables
• Effectively communicate changes in scope and/or timing to all appropriate functions
• Support operations and quality teams in continuous improvement initiatives and customer complaint investigations

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
• 6 years’ experience in product development
• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
• Medical device manufacturing experience including FDA-regulated, ISO 13485, 9001, cGMP manufacturing environments
• Experience in product testing, including, but not limited to, pH, viscosity, specific gravity, solids content, flow characteristics, shear rate, weight loss and microbiological sampling

• MS or greater degree in chemistry or chemical engineering
• Experience manufacturing emulsions, surfactant systems, suspensions, and powders
• Experience processing, compounding and filling liquid, cream, and gel products in a medical device or OTC setting
• Efficient in AutoCAD, project management software, and proficient in Microsoft Office
• Bilingual, especially English/Spanish

• Excellent communicator, both internally and with customers, specifically to share technical information
• Ability to transform product concepts into finished products, including prototype development and pilot processing
• Characterize materials and designs against design input requirements
• Develop, communicate, and execute project plans for assigned deliverables
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Project management skills
• Problem Solving and decision making
• FMEA and risk mitigation planning
• Self-motivated to work independently or in a group