Product Development Engineer (Materials) - Affirmative for Women

Permanent

Job Description

Give life to your ideas. Decode the future.

Curitiba - PR

At Electrolux, as a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

All about the role:

For more than one hundred years now, Electrolux has been working at shaping living for the better, developing products that meet people’s demands in terms of taste, care and wellbeing. But as consumer needs and wants continue to evolve, we have even more work to do. It's our R&D teams that ensure our company stays at the forefront of innovation, investigating and making use of the latest technology in order to enable Electrolux to keep delivering outstanding experiences.

What you'll do:

As a Product Development Engineer (Material), you will manage and drive projects and initiatives in the area of sustainable materials, evaluating solutions to be applied across all products and contributing to reduce the environmental footprint. You will be part of a talented team consisting of material engineers, chemists, physicists, and lab technicians to identify, recommend, develop and industrialize new materials.

If you are passionate about innovation, can easily communicate and collaborate with others, and can't wait to find a place to exercise all of your creativity, here's the opportunity you've been looking for! We'll help you fly higher than ever before, and you'll help shape living for the better - one product at a time.

In detail, you will:

• Support the strategy development for sustainable materials.

• Drive innovation and standardization projects in the sustainable materials area.

• Feed the Technology Roadmap and keep it updated.

• Bring people together to work in projects/initiatives and collaborate in an international environment with multiple functions and teams.

• Teamwork with Purchasing for material sourcing as well as with R&D for material implementation in products.

• Interact with suppliers for materials development and support laboratory validation.

• Build and maintain internal and external networks (e.g. institutes, industry, suppliers).

• Regular communication of achievements in check-points, events and workshops.

As part of the culture of continuous improvement, you will be involved in Lean Thinking projects and activities (EMS/C2W).

Who you are:

You have:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Materials engineering, Chemical engineering or similar (MSc is a plus).

- Solid technical background in materials science and technology.

- Experience working in materials development.

- Experience with R&D process and project management.

- Advanced Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project). 

- Experience and network with materials circularity is desirable.

- Knowledge of IT tools (CAD, PLM…) is a plus.
- Advanced English. 

Where you'll be:

 You will be based at the Guabirotuba plant in Curitiba. One of the focal points for all Latin American Electrolux operations, this plant is the base for over 3200 collaborators, all focused on transforming the way the world lives by shaping lives for the better with their work. It will be necessary to be available for national and international travel for up to 6 weeks at a time. Benefits include:

- Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment;
- Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services;
- Family friendly benefits;
- Insurance policy plan;
- Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path. 

As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.
 

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