Technical Services Engineer- Composite Materials

Reports to: Technical Services Manager

Teijin’s Carbon Fiber Business Unit has a long and successful history built on decades of materials innovation. Under the Tenax TM brand, Teijin Carbon is a global leader in high-performance carbon fiber products used in demanding applications where light weighting, durability, and performance are critical.

The Business Unit’s portfolio includes filament yarns, short fibers, thermoplastic and thermoset intermediate materials, dry reinforcements, and Pyromex® oxidized polyacrylonitrile fiber for flame-resistant applications. These materials support a wide range of industrial and advanced composite markets, including aerospace, energy, transportation, civil engineering, pressure vessels, and other engineered applications.

The Technical Services organization plays a central role in shaping long-term growth by supporting strategic customers, application development, and ensuring Teijin’s overall technical savvy in the marketplace.

Teijin’s Carbon Fiber Business Unit has a long and successful history built on decades of materials innovation. Under the Tenax TM brand, Teijin Carbon is a global leader in high-performance carbon fiber products used in demanding applications where light weighting, durability, and performance are critical.

The Business Unit’s portfolio includes filament yarns, short fibers, thermoplastic and thermoset intermediate materials, dry reinforcements, and Pyromex® oxidized polyacrylonitrile fiber for flame-resistant applications. These materials support a wide range of industrial and advanced composite markets, including aerospace, energy, transportation, civil engineering, pressure vessels, and other engineered applications.

The Technical Services organization plays a central role in shaping long-term growth by supporting strategic customers, application development, and ensuring Teijin’s overall technical savvy in the marketplace.

The Technical Services Engineer Performs customer-related technical service to support the application of carbon fiber, short (chopped/milled) fiber & OPF in downstream textile and composite manufacturing processes. A key part of this role is to be a key customer technical interface. This direct communication with the customer will allow direct and efficient information flow to help customers solve issues as well as help our team define the specific technical needs of our customers to support new and existing business growth.

This position will interact with international and domestic manufacturing locations to coordinate responses to customer activities and support QA team to resolve customer complaints.

The Technical Services Engineer will be a member of the Technical Services team that will carry out these responsibilities.

The Technical Services Engineer reports to the Technical Services Manager and operates under the strategic leadership of the Director of Marketing and Strategy – Americas. This position will be based on-site within Teijin Carbon’s office & application lab space at our sister company Renegade Materials in Miamisburg, Ohio and will periodically travel domestically to meet with sales personnel and customers, as well as our manufacturing facilities in Rockwood, TN and Greenwood, SC.Some

International travel may be required for training, shows, and conferences.

Attend technical conferences to learn market and technical trends and report findings to the team. Up to 30% travel will be required.

• Develop an understanding of Teijin Carbon products and manufacturing processes as well as our customer’s application and processes
• Develop relationships with new and existing customers with the support of the Sales & Marketing teams to serve as a customer technical interface to drive solutions
• Provide technical support to Sales & Marketing team during customer interactions
• Support customer qualification programs
• Draft, review, mark-up, and approve internal and customer specifications as required
• Support Change Management programs, i.e., material substitutions, process changes, etc. both internally and customer-facing activities
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