Materials Development Engineer

We are looking for another dedicated person to join us. We have an immediate opening for a full time Materials Development Engineer at our headquarters in Santa Maria, CA. If you have a passion for excellence and would like to join one of Santa Barbara County's top employers then we'd like to talk to you.

The Materials Development Engineer is responsible for the technical oversight, specifications, and approval of raw materials used for manufacturing final products. This role develops and maintains raw material specifications, creates and manages container drawings and documentations, and administers the qualification and approval of new raw materials. The Materials Development Engineer is part of the design team and works cross-functionally with Quality, Purchasing, Manufacturing, R&D, and suppliers to ensure materials meet technical, quality, and regulatory requirements. Education and/or experience required is a bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering, Packaging, or related field. Experience with raw material specifications, engineering documentation, or material qualification. Preferably, the candidate will have already completed an upper-level educational course in microbiology, although this course can be completed within one year of hire if the candidate meets the other employment criteria. Experience with solid modeling software is required; SolidWorks and/or OnShape specifically are preferred.

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