Principal Product and Process Development Engineer
SEE designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Innovation and Development (I&D) Director for Non-Shrink Materials, the individual is responsible for driving the I&D mission, which includes the development and timely delivery of innovative, sustainable, robust, and cost-effective product solutions in alignment with the corporate strategy.
Job Description
- Drive and execute new product development projects for Rollstock, Fluid & Medical applications (Non-Shrink) via innovative polymer/material formulations and product feature creation to maximize customer and end-user delight.
- Discover and explore new business, unmet market needs, and technology opportunities in partnership with Business teams, technical experts, and leadership.
- Develop and leverage external partnerships (materials suppliers, OEMs, universities) to monitor the state of the art and use these relationships to drive innovation.
- Design and execute formulation and processing trials (lab, pilot, and production scale), alignment with other functions for testing, communication with the appropriate operational personnel, and presenting results to project teams and management.
- Effectively lead cross-functional teams of technicians and engineers throughout product development lifecycle. Manage trial logistics and budgets.
- Identify and pursue potential IP opportunities.
- Support Business, Supply chain and Quality teams to resolve quality issues, and other business maintenance activities.
- Monitor competitive and regulatory landscape and make proactive recommendations to stay ahead of the curve.
- Identify and pursue potential environmental sustainability opportunities.
- Partner with project management team for monthly reporting, project expense tracking, timeline development and adherence.
- Incorporate principles of Design for Manufacturing into new product development & transition new product and process technology to the Supply Chain organization in a timely and collaborative fashion.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively in a cross-functional organization on innovation projects. Use strong presentation skills to present technical information to audiences with diverse backgrounds and connect technical concepts to business outcomes.
Qualifications
- BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science & Engineering, or Materials Engineering
- Industrial and/or research and development experience in polymer processing, development of polymeric materials or chemistry preferred, 3-6 years minimum
Additional Qualifications
- Solid understanding of structure-process-performance relation of polymeric materials and working understanding of polymer processing (extrusion, converting…)
- Strong presentation skills, including the ability to break down technical concepts for a non-technical audience
- Evidence of good judgment and decision-making skills, including in complex situations where complete clarity is not available
- Creative and Resourceful, pulls together the necessary tools, equipment and people, to get the job done
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Flexible to travel domestically and internationally, at least 20%
- Project management experience and ability to lead cross-functional teams
- Track record of product development is a plus
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