NOTICE TO RECRUITERS... third party recruiting support is NOT needed for this role. Replies will not be sent for any unsolicited offers for recruiting assistance.Only candidates authorized to work in the United States for any employer without permanent residency sponsorship will be considered. Nonwoven Application Engineer - Role Highlights We're looking for a Nonwovens Application Engineer to develop and support commercial nonwoven products for technical applications such as filtration, automotive, acoustics, building products, and composites. You'll bring hands-on knowledge of fiber, polymer, and finish chemistry to help translate customer application requirements into manufacturable nonwoven products, working closely with R&D, manufacturing, and sales/commercial teams.
Job Responsibilities - Conduct, behavior and actions in accordance with Oxco core values of Caring, Creativity, Determination, Dependability and Teamwork
- Conduct, behavior and actions in accordance with Oxco's Valued Colleague Pledge
- Develop and commercialize nonwoven products tailored to specific customer applications and performance requirements
- Partner with customers and the commercial team to translate application needs into technical product specifications
- Evaluate and optimize physical properties of nonwovens • basis weight, thickness, permeability, tensile strength, and other performance metrics • for target applications
- Select and recommend fibers, polymers, and finishes based on their contribution to end-use performance
- Work with manufacturing to scale lab/pilot developments into full production runs
- Troubleshoot product performance issues in the field and at the mill, and drive corrective actions
- Support testing and characterization of nonwoven materials against industry and customer-specific standards
- Document product development work, technical data sheets, and application guidelines
- Other Duties as Assigned
Qualifications • Required Education - Bachelor and/or Master's degree in Engineering (Textile, Chemical, Materials, Mechanical) or technically relevant major
- Degree in Textile Science preferred
Experience - 3-6 years in Product Development working with textiles, nonwoven fabrics strongly preferred
- Engineering Development and Project Management experience is preferred
- Experience in a nonwoven production mill, or in an industry that uses nonwoven fabrics for technical applications
- Direct application experience with nonwovens in filtration, automotive, acoustics, building products, composites, or similar technical applications is preferred
- Demonstrated experience developing a commercial product suited to a specific application or customer requirement
Additional Experience a Plus - Experience with nonwoven manufacturing processes such as spunbond, spunlace, meltblown, needlepunch, thermalbond or wetlaid
- Familiarity with relevant industry test standards (e.g., ASTM, EDANA/INDA methods)
- Experience working directly with OEM or end-use customers on product qualification
Skill Requirements - Solid understanding of the physical properties of nonwovens, polymers, fibers, and finishes and how they drive application performance
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with R&D, manufacturing, and commercial teams
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Passionate about driving innovation and change
- Display high energy and be fully committed to the role, its opportunities and challenges
- Willingness to travel when necessary up to 10% of the time
- Creative in collecting insights and converting into novel opportunities, while quickly closing non-value-adding opportunities
- Ability to collaborate both internally and externally, to shape ideas/concepts and communicate them successfully to build a robust development portfolio
- Demonstrate a high level of vision and out of the box thinking to provide innovative customer solutions
