Senior Engineer, Product Development

Compensation

COMPENSATION: $95,000-$110,000

About the role

This role combines a strong technical vision, engineering skills and flexible packaging experience to develop liquid packaging solutions for SIG. Direct interaction with suppliers, customers and other industry participants will be necessary to understand the environment and execute the projects.

Responsibilities

• Manages flexible packaging development activities.
• Creates a vision for the assigned segments and implements it.
• Establishes self as a technical subject matter expert in food and non-food packaging via interaction with suppliers, customers and other industry participants.
• Researches advanced polymers and processing technologies with unique properties, to create the next generation value proposition.
• Performs literature and patent searches, scouts for new technologies and actively identify intellectual property and patentable inventions.
• Captures blown film extrusion, printing, lamination and bag / pouch developments and trials; as well as lab testing.
• Leads cross-functional teams, including members from the commercial, operations and supply chain departments, to commercialize the vision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Polymer Engineering, or Materials Science from an accredited four-year college or university. Graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in blown film extrusion, printing (flexo, roto and digital) and lamination (solvent-less and solvent).
• Experience in flexible packaging development and trials.
• Knowledge of food science and filling equipment are preferred.
• Experience in operating blown film equipment.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate can think beyond detailed design issues; and manage complex projects.

Skills

Ability to think strategically and creatively, ability to lead cross-functional teams, ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, customers and other industry participants, ability to perform research and patent searches, ability to coordinate lab testing and project trials.

Benefits

Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents
401K Retirement matching reimbursement
Vacation & Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Performance Bonus

Pay

$95,000-$110,000

Schedule

At-will employment with flexibility to work from home.