Polymer Applications Development Engineer
Job in
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 78201, USA
Listed on 2026-11-06
Listing for:
Company Confidential
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-06
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Plastics/Polymer Engineer, Product Engineer, Process Engineer, Materials Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are seeking a customer-focused Polymer Applications Development Engineer to drive application development, technical support, and market growth across extrusion and injection molding applications. This highly visible role partners with customers, sales, R&D, and manufacturing teams to solve technical challenges, develop new business opportunities, and support successful product launches.
What You'll Do- Lead customer application development and material selection activities
- Provide hands-on support for extrusion and injection molding trials
- Troubleshoot processing, tooling, material, and product performance issues
- Support product launches, qualifications, and specification approvals
- Identify and develop new application and business opportunities
- Serve as the technical voice of the customer to commercial and R&D teams
- Lead technical issue resolution and corrective action initiatives
- Deliver product training and technical presentations to customers
- Partner with sales teams to support strategic growth initiatives
- Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of polymer processing, application development, or technical service experience
- Experience supporting extrusion and/or injection molding applications
- Strong understanding of polymer materials, processing, and manufacturing operations
- Ability to manage customer relationships and technical projects
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Willingness to travel up to 50%
- Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or FMEA experience
- Experience with process optimization and statistical tools such as Minitab
- Background in simulation, mold flow, or structural analysis
- Fully remote role with significant customer engagement
- Opportunity to influence new product development and market growth
- High visibility with commercial, technical, and leadership teams
- Diverse technical challenges across multiple industries and applications
- Competitive compensation, career growth, and impact-driven work
- If you're passionate about polymer applications, customer problem-solving, and helping bring new products to market, we'd love to hear from you.
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