Research and Development Engineer 2

About the role

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We currently have an opportunity for a Research and Development Engineer at our Manufacturing Facility in Huntersville, NC.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the development and commercialization of innovative, sustainable products by leading multiple research and development initiatives from concept through production.
• Drive material, process, and tooling innovation while partnering across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and quality to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions.
• Influence technical direction through data-driven decision making, balance strategic planning with hands-on execution, and exercise significant autonomy in advancing projects that improve product performance, manufacturing capability, operational efficiency, and business growth.
• You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!
• Innovation & Product Development: Lead multiple material, product, and process development projects from concept through commercialization to deliver innovative, manufacturable solutions.
• Develop and optimize product designs, materials, tooling, and manufacturing processes that achieve performance, quality, cost, and sustainability objectives.
• Evaluate emerging materials and technologies to identify opportunities that strengthen product performance and competitive advantage.
• Technical Leadership: Design and execute structured laboratory and manufacturing experiments that validate product concepts and process improvements.
• Apply statistical analysis and Design of Experiments (DOE) methodologies to interpret results, solve complex technical challenges, and guide business decisions.
• Present technical findings, recommendations, and project updates to cross-functional teams and leadership to support informed decision making.
• Manufacturing Partnership: Partner with