Product Development Engineer

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Technical Applications/Product Development Engineer for converted flexible packaging products and processes. Products involve non-foil laminations and surface printed products utilizing PET, OPP, BON, and/or metalized variants with sealant materials consisting of PE coex and PP coex structures. The role will involve development and customer project management, along with technical leadership within the involved structures and processes. Product areas are primarily in the food packaging market.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop film solutions that can be successfully commercialized for packaging applications

• Maintain customer satisfaction through project alignment and timeline management activities

• Work with marketing, sales, and technology leadership to identify new product solutions for customer needs

• Recommend existing product solutions for new customer applications

• Assist customers with product-related questions

• Assist in troubleshoot process and product issues on new development activities.

• Identify material and processing cost reduction opportunities

• Present project status reports to management using both written and verbal communication

• Work independently and in a cross-functional team environment

• Direct and coordinate trials as well as analytical and physical property testing

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Engineering, Material Science or Polymer Science

• 5+ years of relevant work experience

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to work independently and with teams.

• Comfortable learning and using software used in day-to-day business operations, e.g. ERPs, Excel, Word, MS Teams, etc.

• Ability to travel when required. Estimated at <30%.

The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:

• Experience in the flexible films industry, especially with the substrates listed in the overview and the following converting processes. Solventless lamination, flexographic printing, slitting and pouching.

• Knowledge of processes and structures involved in blown PE films for both oxygen and non-barrier products.

• Experience in providing direct customer project management leadership

• Ability to understand regulatory requirements or concerns associated to developed products

• Flexibility to handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Skilled in presentation and written communication