Materials Engineer

Our client, a leading company within the manufacturing industry is looking for a Materials Chemist/ Engineer to join their growing team. Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Act as technical authority on material properties and processing, ensuring device quality, repeatability, and yield.
• Troubleshoot shop-floor yield drops and process instabilities through structured root-cause analysis.
• Evaluate and qualify incoming raw materials (substrates, adhesives, functional fluids) against strict thermal and bonding tolerances.
• Establish in-process control limits, inspection criteria, and failure-analysis reporting protocols.
• Support NPI and DFM activities by validating prototypes and evaluating production feasibility.
• Implement process improvements to optimize throughput, cycle times, and material handling.
• Create standard operating procedures, technical documentation, and operator training modules.

Please note that this is an urgent vacancy with a short hiring timeline. As a result, we are currently seeking candidates already based in Malta who have the legal right to work without requiring a new work permit or a work permit transfer.

Requirements

• Excellent level of English is a must.
• Must have the freedom to travel across different headquarters globally.

Education and Experience

• Previous experience in glass materials is a must.
• Previous experience in Research and Development is preferred.

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