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Team Overview

Prysmian Group is the world leader in energy and telecom cable systems, with 30,000 employees across 50+ countries. Our materials engineering teams play a critical role in developing, testing, and improving the compounds, polymers, and materials that power our cable technologies. These teams support manufacturing, R&D, quality, and product development across North America.

We are hiring Materials Engineers at multiple Prysmian locations. These roles are ideal for engineers who enjoy handson lab work, analytical problemsolving, and crossfunctional collaboration. Whether you're analyzing polymers, improving formulations, supporting plant trials, or troubleshooting materialrelated issues, you'll be part of a team that directly impacts product performance, reliability, and innovation.

• Conduct material and polymer characterization using techniques such as FTIR, DSC, TGA, SEM, XRF, and microscopy.

• Support manufacturing and R&D teams by analyzing raw materials, compounds, and finished products to resolve technical issues.

• Develop and refine test methods, SOPs, and material evaluation procedures.

• Interpret data, prepare technical reports, and communicate findings to engineering, quality, and operations teams.

• Participate in plant trials, troubleshoot materialrelated problems, and recommend improvements to formulations or processes.

• Maintain lab equipment, ensure data integrity, and uphold safety and quality standards.

• Collaborate with internal customers across multiple plants and business units to support ongoing projects and longterm development initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, or Materials/Polymer Engineering.

• Handson experience with material or polymer testing and characterization.

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to interpret technical data.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a lab and plant environment.

• Clear communication skills for reporting results and partnering with crossfunctional teams.

• 2+ years of industrial experience in materials, polymers, or related fields.

• Experience with cable, wire, plastics, extrusion, or compounding environments.

• Familiarity with advanced analytical tools (FTIR, DSC, TGA, SEM, DMA, XRF).

• Background supporting manufacturing troubleshooting or process improvement.

• Experience developing or updating test methods, SOPs, or material specifications.

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