R&D Engineer

Job Description

Support and contribute to programs, providing solutions valued by customers and driving profitable growth. Work may include research, applications development, materials enhancements and/or cost-out initiatives.

Level II

• Carry out a range of responsibilities across assigned areas
• Operate across existing and supporting new applications as appropriate
• Technical/product support across multiple products and/or processes
• Sought for technical / product support by others

What You Get To Do

• Support representing the company’s technical voice to the customer in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Collaborate to understand customer needs and rapidly drive the design, development and implementation of products and/or processes aligned to customer/market needs and business strategy
• Exchange standard/basic technical information to customer and stakeholder requests toward solving a customer/technical need
• Support projects within the innovation pipeline
• Collaborate with areas such as Engineering, Operations and Quality to resolve technical challenges, supporting sustained solution ownership
• Contribute to the definition of critical to quality specifications; author development technical specifications, waivers, etc.
• Support Stage Gate programs while learning core risk management principles and processes
• With guidance from other R&D personnel, plan, execute and analyze production trials with Design of Experiment, Lean, and statistical analysis, following organizational processes for aligning materials and execution
• Learn and apply foundational understandings of material/polymer properties and equipment capability in order to deliver best solutions
• Demonstrate basic technical skills and aptitude for problem solving
• Become familiar with different problem solving tools in leveraging internal and organizational curiosity to apply new ideas
• Become familiar with different problem-solving tools in leveraging internal and organizational curiosity to apply new ideas
• Gain knowledge of the intellectual property system and information management, in order to protect Amcor intellectual property
• Document and report work

What We Value

• Drives Vision and Purpose
• Strategic Mindset
• Sets Priorities and Drives Results
• Customer Focus
• Cultivates Innovation
• Attracts and Develops Talent
• Engages People and Teams

Qualifications / Experience

• Undergraduate degree required (Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science preferred)
• 2-3+ years technical experience, preferably in a manufacturing R&D or Process role across multiple technical processes
• Demonstrated ability in applying scientific methodology (Design of Experiment and Statistical Analysis) and project management tools
• A curious nature with adaptable learning, communications and interpersonal savvy

Our Expectations

• Guided by the Amcor Way and demonstrate our values every day to enable the business to win
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and compensation package including:
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retail Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)