Senior Technical Engineer

Victrex is seeking an experienced, skilled, self-driven and proactive thinking Senior Technical Engineer, with strong and demonstrable orientation toward technical and applications expertise, relevant to Victrex’s business and markets. This role is ideal for a technically adept engineer with hands-on industrial experience and have a passion for delivering a positive customer experience. The ideal candidate will possess core polymer and process technical strengths, with added competencies in digital technologies and future-focused markets being highly desirable.

About the Role: The position requires Polymer, Processing and Application expertise to deliver differentiated technical service and application development support to new and existing customers, within the European region and across multiple industries. You will work directly with customers, and collaboratively across Technical, R&D and Commercial teams and own technical deliverables in supporting customers through their design, development and manufacturing lifecycle with Victrex products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Consulting - Provide in depth technical product, process, application and engineering know-how in Victrex markets, being a credible technical advisor to customers within the region and, where required, supporting colleagues across multiple global regions.
• Technical Support - Responding and delivering technical support and services to customer product performance issues or processing challenges. Regional contact between customer and Quality for resolution of customer concerns.
• Business Development - In collaboration with Sales, support business development plans through proactive technical engineering proposals, owning key technical milestones for commercial targets, and developing a technical support network aligned to the commercial plans.
• Customer Relationship - Drive and develop technical relationships with critical decision makers within multi-national partner/key accounts, identifying new opportunities, continuous improvement and enhancing the customer experience.
• Market Awareness - Delivering education programs on products, processing and applications and support technical marketing plans for new and existing products.
• NPD - Technical lead for the customer requirements input of New Product Development projects with customers within the region, supporting the customer value chain through their product evaluation, qualification and validation lifecycle stages and through to scale manufacture.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Demonstrable expertise in materials and/or polymer science, preferably experience in the field of high-performance polymers and/or engineering thermoplastics and their processing.
• Broad application and system-level understanding and experience in a commercial environment, delivering technical solutions to customer decision-makers.
• Demonstrable hands-on polymer processing experience and knowledge, desirable in injection moulding processing technology.
• Professional knowledge and experience with use and application of digital tools, such as part or process simulation, business intelligence platforms, and productivity tools.
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to speak both technical and commercial language in both German and English, in combination with proven customer interfacing skills.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently on specific tasks, as well as collaborate closely with other technical and non-technical staff to resolve technical tasks quickly, thoroughly and improve customer experience.
• Strong ability to influence using technical facts and data based analytical approaches.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree or equivalent in engineering, polymer science or materials science discipline.

Key Role Metrics:

• Matured Annual Revenue Impact: £0.5M - £10M per year
• Commercial Projects: 5-10 growth target projects annually, some involving complex or high support levels.
• Customers: 2-5 Partner/Key customer accounts and >50 customers supported annually
• Key Customer Contacts: 5 - 10
• Span: Multi Regional Stakeholders in R&D, Sales, Marketing and Quality

Why is this Role Unique?

• A trusted and valued technical bridge between the customer and Victrex.
• Cross-functional exposure to technical, R&D, marketing and commercial disciplines.
• Work alongside industry-leading professionals in a collaborative environment.
• We offer a competitive total reward package - compared to the chemical industry benchmark and we practice flexible working.
• The role is based in Germany and can either be hybrid or fully remote.

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE.

At present, we are not accepting any candidates via a recruitment agency or third party. 

About Victrex

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

With over 40 years‘ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders

Vision and culture

At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges.

Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress.

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge. At Victrex, we foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change.

As we continue to evolve, we need people who are not just contributors but change accelerators … individuals who champion innovation, and drive transformation with a growth mindset. Whether through digitalisation, process improvement, or human-centred leadership, our employees play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business.

Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive. We work hard to ensure that our teams are engaged, motivated, and equipped to navigate an ever-changing landscape.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We are proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and to be voted as one of the best places to work by ‘The Sunday Times’ in 2024!

Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:

The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.

We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.

We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat...... whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution, that’s right for you, right from the start!

That email is: enablerecruitment@victrex.com

Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all
sections of the community.