R&D Engineer (f/m/d)

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Responsibilities:

• Identifying market and customer needs (understanding customer requirements, market trends, and opportunities for new products).
• Developing product solutions (creating new products and designing improvements to existing solutions).
• Close collaboration with the R&D team (sharing knowledge, finding solutions, and achieving common development goals).
• Leading development projects (coordinating project teams and aligning activities across different departments and divisions within Freudenberg Performance Materials).
• Product development and testing (planning, conducting, and analyzing laboratory, pilot-scale, and production trials).
• Active collaboration with team members, customers, production, quality, process engineering, procurement, sales, and external partners.
• Preparation of technical documentation (developing specifications, R&D documentation, and preliminary cost calculations).
• Technology transfer to production (organizing sampling activities and ensuring the successful implementation of new products into regular production).
• Optimization and problem-solving (supporting the resolution of technical issues, customer complaints, and the continuous improvement of products and processes).
• Innovation for the future (monitoring new materials, technologies, and industry trends, and integrating them into future development projects).

Qualifications:

• Completed at least a university-level degree (Level VII / Master's degree) in Textile Engineering, Textile Science or Chemistry; preference will be given to candidates holding a PhD in Textile Science (Level VIII/2).
• At least 3-5 years of experience in product development (including product development processes and management of development projects), ideally in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Fluent English and Slovene language skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to work effectively in a digital environment.
• Strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
• Systematic, accurate, and reliable approach to work.
• Creativity.
• Ability to make decisions and take responsibility for them.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.