Background
The Innovation Department
Reporting to the Innovation Manager, you will join the Development & Innovation department and work closely with two industrialization technicians, the various production workshops, the engineering department, the purchasing department, and others… Your role will be at the intersection of materials and manufacturing process research, engineering, and industrialization: you will explore new solutions, test them, ensure their reliability, and then support their rollout in production. You will work on several projects simultaneously, with a high degree of autonomy in managing them.
Your Responsibilities
Develop and optimize manufacturing processes
• Lead projects to advance continuous printing and large-format additive manufacturing (3D printing) processes,
• Research and test new production configurations: printing on sheets or rolls, new shapes, more complex geometries, etc.
Research and develop new materials
• Identify new raw materials and formulations that could improve performance or open up new manufacturing possibilities,
• Identify and evaluate new materials and suppliers,
• Define test protocols and organize reliability tests,
• Analyze the results and draw conclusions.
Managing R&D projects
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, from defining requirements through implementation,
• Draft specifications and formalize technical requirements.
• Define the steps, resources, and criteria for project validation.
• Engage and coordinate with various internal and external stakeholders.
Supporting the transition from innovation to production
You will be required to go out into the field to perform support and maintenance tasks, to assist production teams and understand their challenges, and to support the implementation of the solutions developed.
Profile
With a college degree in mechanical engineering, materials science, plastics engineering, or a related field, you ideally have some initial experience in industrial R&D. Above all, we are looking for someone who is curious, self-reliant, proactive, and solution-oriented—someone capable of taking ownership of a project and driving it forward. You enjoy going out into the field, engaging with others, understanding real-world constraints, and developing solutions together with the people who will use them. Proficiency in Rhino/Grasshopper or a programming environment used in manufacturing is a definite plus.
Proficiency in English is preferred so that you can communicate with our international suppliers, manufacturers, and subsidiaries.
