Littelfuse is one of America's Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensorsswitches to fuses and morewe produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.Reporting to Engineering Manager, you as an Advanced Materials Engineer will be responsible for executing advanced and breakthrough research projects and work closely with the New Product Development team.About the Job:- Responsible for running Advanced Research Projects in IBU - Identify topics, define needs and requirements, and execute projects to be transferred into Product Development.- Identify major technology trends relevant for IBU and translate them into IBU.- Collaboration with Innovation partners.- Collaboration with key customers.- Participate in engineering and innovation forums, tracking latest market developments.About You:- Master of Science in an engineering discipline.- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Engineering or similar is preferred.- 5 to 7 years of experience in an Advanced Research function.- Track record of being able to drive innovation and advanced research projects.- 3+ years of experience in Circuit Protection preferable.- Familiar with all active and passive circuit protection technology.- Familiar with the IP relevant for the markets and products IBU is serving.- Able to collaborate with multicultural and distributed development teams and drive for collaboration to achieve market leadership in markets we serve.- Drives innovation in advanced research and fosters global collaboration and innovation.- Able to handle complex problems efficiently by collaborating with staff members globally distributed.Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values - Customer Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Results Driven - supports us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers' products and systems.We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference - everywhere, every day.We offer a competitive salary package and a variety of benefits, including as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.LI-MJC