Senior Product Development Engineer
About Us
At Shurtape Technologies, we specialize in making things stick as a leading manufacturer and marketer of adhesive tape. With facilities worldwide—including in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Mexico, and China—we create innovative solutions for diverse industries. Our portfolio includes well-known brands like Duck®, FrogTape®, Painter’s Mate®, Shurtape®, T-Rex®, Kip®, and Pro Tapes®.
We foster curiosity and creativity, collaborating to solve challenges and innovate while maintaining a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental responsibility. Our actions today shape a better world for tomorrow, and we’re dedicated to responsible manufacturing processes that protect the communities we operate in.
About the Role
The Senior Product Development Engineer will collaborate with New Product Development (NPD) teams to study the structure and properties of pressure-sensitive adhesives and how manufacturing processes affect product performance. The goal is to develop critical information for designing, developing, and scaling up PSA tapes and related products. This role serves as a key source of product and process technology knowledge across multiple areas.
The Senior Product Development Engineer will partner with Marketing and Manufacturing to address core business needs, including complaint resolutions, Voice-of-the-Customer activities, and cost-reduction initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a high standard of safety performance, including conducting all job duties safely and adhering to environmental regulations for handling, storage, and disposal of materials.
- Work with NPD teams to design pressure-sensitive adhesive, back size/release, and barrier formulations, as well as coating methods.
- Conduct research into the structure, properties, and performance of pressure-sensitive adhesives and their interaction with additives, tape constructions, and substrates to improve product design.
- Manage new product development and research projects, including establishing goals, objectives, and execution plans using DOE methods as required.
- Define specifications for product performance, processing parameters, and raw materials in the creation of new products.
- Document project results in technical reports.
- Support research with strong analysis of patent and research literature.
- Contribute to the development of intellectual property aligned with business and product innovation strategies.
- Maintain awareness of external product and process technology developments—including those of competitors—through networks (academia, suppliers, customers, research institutes), literature study, and technical meetings. Incorporate this information into the design and development of new products.
Why Join Us?
- A company that truly values your contributions.
- A place where you can grow, make an impact, and be part of something meaningful.
- A focus on excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring we deliver top-quality, reliable solutions to our customers.
- An environment where employees are encouraged to bring their best ideas forward and adopt a growth mindset.