Technology Laboratory Support Engineer

Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in high-performance chemicals, fibers and plastics, committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles, cleaner energy, advanced medical devices, and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and customer success, we operate responsibly while delivering value through cutting-edge technologies and industry expertise.

Join our team and be part of a collaborative environment where your work drives meaningful global impact.

The Technology Laboratory Support Engineer supports the Product Technology Manager with the day-to-day operation of the injection molding and materials testing laboratories. This role coordinates work, helps maintain safe and compliant laboratory operations, supports equipment readiness, and assists with molding and testing activities. The position also provides technical support for field requests and product-development programs by applying polymer science, processing knowledge, laboratory methods, and a structured problem-solving approach.

The successful candidate will be an organized, hands-on technical resource who can balance routine laboratory execution with changing business needs, communicate work status clearly, and build strong working relationships across technology, product support, sales, manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and global application teams.

• Molding and testing work is completed safely, accurately, on schedule, and with complete traceability.
• Laboratory priorities, workload, equipment issues, and risks are communicated effectively to the Laboratory Manager and stakeholders.
• Test data and technical responses are reliable, timely, and useful for product-development and customer-support decisions.
• Laboratory methods, training, equipment reliability, organization, and compliance continue to improve.
• The role provides dependable day-to-day support that increases laboratory capacity and allows the Laboratory Manager to focus on broader team, compliance, and capability needs.

• Laboratory Operations Support

  Support planning, prioritization, and coordination of daily activities across the injection molding and materials testing laboratories while serving as the primary engineering resource for day-to-day laboratory execution. Coordinate incoming work requests, clarify scope and timing, communicate priorities, and provide status updates for active programs. Maintain laboratory organization, 5S standards, material identification, specimen traceability, and accurate records in laboratory systems.

• Injection Molding

  Perform and/or support injection molding of test specimens, including material preparation, machine setup, mold changes, process adjustments, documentation, and basic troubleshooting. Support molding activities associated with product development, application development, material evaluations, and customer requests.

• Materials Testing

  Perform and/or support physical, thermal, electrical, mechanical, and flammability testing in accordance with approved procedures and applicable ASTM, ISO, IEC, UL, and customer requirements. Review test and molding data for completeness, reasonableness, trends, and potential abnormalities before results are released.

• Equipment Readiness and Maintenance

  Support equipment readiness through routine checks, calibration coordination, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and communication with maintenance or external service providers. Maintain equipment control and supporting documentation to ensure reliable laboratory operations.

• Quality and Compliance

  Support ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, internal audits, customer audits, corrective actions, proficiency testing, measurement assurance, and document control activities. Follow all company safety, environmental, quality, cybersecurity, and business-conduct requirements. Maintain accurate laboratory records and specimen traceability to support data integrity and compliance.

• Technical Support and Problem Solving

  Generate application and product-support data and assist with technical summaries, presentations, and customer-requested information. Engage cross-functional teams to support supplier qualification, plant qualification, product-quality investigations, material evaluations, and new application development. Solve technical problems using scientific…