Materials Development Engineer

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your tasks

• Selection of materials on the local market (Americas) considering local legal requirements global programs and their specific global requirements (sustainable materials, emissions, aging properties, a.s.o.).
• Selection & release of local material suppliers in cooperation with purchasing department.
• Perform of release testing (material and function) in cooperation with the materials engineers in German headquarters.
• Knowledge of the differences between local and European/Asian materials and communication with development and customer teams. If required, negotiations with customers on the use of local materials with the aim of getting a customer release
• Provision of materials data (from suppliers, out of internal and external databases, or, if necessary, create own material data with central departments) for design, simulation and virtual release of parts.
• Ensure availability of all materials requested in the central material management system SAP EH&S or in other documents.
• Assessment of new local materials developments/processes/technologies and check their applicability to Brose products. On demand, introduction of suitable new developments /processes/technologies in cooperation with development department and the materials engineers in headquarters.
• Assessment of customer requirements on materials (e.g. specifications, standards) as the basis for the creation of local Brose material standards in cooperation with the materials engineers in the German headquarters, thus building the basis for a local materials standardization process.
• Analyzes of competitor's products regarding the materials and process used (in cooperation with the central materials laboratory in Coburg). 
• Frequent communication with ZQU/WM for the purpose of an intensive exchange of experience and of a basic understanding of further organic materials to support the region.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or materials engineering 
• 3 years in the field of materials selection and cost-efficient materials use
• English fluent is a MUST
• Knowledge of the local materials market in North America
• Experience in cooperation with international partners (Europe / Asia)
• Independent, proactive, good communication skills
• Ideally, injection molding experience

Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical, insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.

*Benefits package may vary slightly per location