Product Development Engineer III

United States·Winston-Salemmid

OtherProduct Development Engineer

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design, costing, development, trial run supervision, scale-up, documentation, communication, project management, and technology transfer to the plant floor for effective commercialization.

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OtherProduct Development Engineer

Picture this: You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You’re part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At TekniPlex, you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, TekniPlex Healthcare and TekniPlex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at TekniPlex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

Requirements

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·Occasional overnight travel by various modes of transportation including airline, train, and automobile as deemed appropriate

·Able to work extended hours as required

·Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record

·Continuous contact with other people requiring communications via face-to-face, orally by telephone and various written methodologies

·BS degree in technical scientific field or Engineering with minimum 3 years of progressive experience or Associate degree in technical field with minimum 4 years of progressive experience

·Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in flexible packaging or related industry

·History of creative and innovative flexible packaging product development

·Strong material knowledge, in particular packaging substrates (paper, foil, and film), extrusion resins, adhesives, and coatings

·Experience in flexible packaging manufacturing processes (printing, coating, adhesive lamination, and extrusion lamination)

·Capable of understanding and using analytical (infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, optical microscopy, etc) and physical test methods; experience interpreting results and using that information to drive product development

·Hands on experience performing routine physical tests (heat-seal, tensile, COF, burst, etc); experience interpreting results and using that information to drive product development

·Testing method development and test protocol (SOP) writing (if/as necessary)

·Excellent, demonstrated project management skills; able to manage multiple tasks within time constraints and deliver required outcomes

·Knowledge of product development Stage/Gate process, Design of Experiments, Six Sigma methodology, Statistical Analysis (e.g. Minitab) and execution of the same.

·Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills

·Capable of communicating with customers and operations personnel under stressful or adverse conditions

·Proven ability to work with minimal direction, analytical thinking, and problem solving ability

·Proficient computer literacy with established basic knowledge in general applications; word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint and ERP systems