**Materials Engineer - Rubber Compounding & Materials Development (Multiple U.S. Locations)** **Team Overview** Prysmian Group is the world leader in energy and telecom cable systems, with 30,000 employees across 50+ countries. Our Materials Engineering teams are responsible for the development, optimization, and implementation of rubber and polymer compounds that enable the performance, reliability, and durability of our cable products. We are hiring **Materials Engineers** at multiple Prysmian locations to support rubber compounding, material development, and manufacturing projects. These roles are ideal for engineers who enjoy developing formulations, leading plant trials, solving complex material challenges, and collaborating across R&D, operations, quality, procurement, and manufacturing teams. You will play a key role in bringing new compounds from concept to production while driving continuous improvement initiatives across our North American operations. **Role Responsibilities** + Lead the development, optimization, and validation of **rubber compounds and polymer formulations** for cable insulation, jackets, and specialty applications. + Manage material development projects from concept through commercialization, including formulation design, laboratory evaluation, plant trials, and production implementation. + Conduct compound mixing, material characterization, and performance testing to evaluate processing behavior and product performance. + Analyze and troubleshoot compound-related manufacturing issues, recommending formulation, processing, or raw material improvements. + Partner with manufacturing teams to support scale-up activities, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives. + Collaborate with suppliers to evaluate new raw materials, additives, fillers, and elastomer technologies. + Use analytical techniques including **FTIR, DSC, TGA, SEM, DMA, rheology, and mechanical testing** to investigate material performance and failure modes. + Prepare technical reports, project updates, and recommendations for engineering, operations, quality, and leadership teams. + Develop and maintain material specifications, test methods, and technical documentation to support product quality and regulatory requirements. + Support cross-functional initiatives focused on cost reduction, sustainability, performance enhancement, and new product development. **Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in **Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, or Materials Engineering** . + 3+ years of working experience with **rubber compounding, polymer formulation development, elastomer processing, or material development projects** . + Strong understanding of polymer and elastomer fundamentals, including fillers, additives, curing systems, and material performance characteristics. + Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret technical and experimental data. + Ability to work effectively in laboratory, pilot, and manufacturing environments. + Strong communication and project management skills with the ability to collaborate across functions. **Preferred Qualifications** + 5+ years of working experience in **rubber compounding, elastomer formulation, polymer materials development, or related manufacturing environments** . + Experience with cable, wire, rubber, plastics, extrusion, compounding, or materials processing industries. + Hands-on experience with internal mixers, two-roll mills, extrusion equipment, or compound scale-up activities. + Knowledge of **EPDM, EPR, silicone, neoprene, CPE, XLPE, or other elastomeric material systems** . + Experience leading material development projects, plant trials, or product commercialization efforts. + Familiarity with analytical and characterization techniques such as **FTIR, DSC, TGA, SEM, DMA, rheology, and mechanical testing** . + Background in manufacturing troubleshooting, quality improvement, and supplier material qualification programs. **-----------------------------------------** **Job Offer Fraud Alert** We take the security of our candidates seriously. Please be aware of job offer scams involving individuals _falsely claiming_ to represent our company. Our company will ****never**** : + Ask for payment, fees, or financial information at any stage of the recruitment process + Request passwords, banking details, or copies of personal identification via email or text + Extend a job offer without a formal interview process + Communicate from non-company email addresses (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo) All legitimate communications from our recruitment team will come from an official company email domain (ending in [email protected]_ ). If you believe you have been contacted regarding a fraudulent job offer or are unsure about the authenticity of a message, please contact us directly at [email protected] . _Prysmian, as an Eq