Principal Engineer / Senior Engineer - Sustainable Composite Materials
Job Responsibilities
- Design and fabrication of formulation and integration to suitable product forms, with applications including but not limited to those related to textile and garment industries;
- Fabrication of sustainable materials, such as cellulosic, and optionally with the use of bacteria;
- Characterization and testing of the performance of the material that is tailored-made to the requirements of industrial partners;
- Support scale up and commercialization of all R&D results for industrial partners, especially to those related to textile and garment industries;;
- Prepare technical reports and presentations in timely manner;
- Project management of the team’s on-going R&D projects;
- Incubation of ideas to support core technologies development of the team; and
- Perform other duties assigned by supervisor
Job Requirements
- Doctorate with specialization in Textile Chemistry / Chemistry, Material Science, Polymer Science / Engineering, Biochemistry or related disciplines;
- Minimum 2 years' industrial experience in developing functional/sustainable fibers or fabrics, or related sustainable materials development;
- Hands-on experience in scale up and commercialization of R&D results;
- Proven track record in project management;
- Competent in technical writing and reporting;
- Ability to initiate and work independently;
- A good team player with strong problem-solving and communications skills; creative in generating/incubating new ideas;
- Competent in spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese); ability to speak Mandarin is an advantage; and
- Candidates with less experience will be considered as Senior Engineer.