Product Development Engineer III

Imagine: A Career with Purpose and Possibility

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 Tekni Plex, 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, Tekni Plex Healthcare and Tekni Plex 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 Tekni Plex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

In this role, you are responsible for developing and commercializing new flexible packaging (such as lidding structures and pouch substrates) and closure liner structures, and improving the performance of existing structures in accordance with meeting or exceeding the company's overall financial targets, goals (tied with organic growth and business continuity) and strategies. The Product Development Engineer reports to the Director of Product Development.

Your focus is to support business growth through the development of new and/or improved flexible packaging and liner structures, and establishment of quality requirements. Responsible for all aspects of new product development: design, costing, development, trial run supervision, scale‑up, documentation, communication, project management, and technology transfer to the plant floor for effective commercialization. Ensures products are commercialized in accordance with Quality, Product Safety and Regulatory standards.

Prepares written technical reports and recommendations summarizing findings for external customers and internal client groups.

Maintains industry contact (raw material and equipment suppliers) and awareness of flexible packaging materials, converting processes, and packaging equipment.

The compensation for this position is up to $118k plus a target incentive bonus.

• In collaboration with our customers, and internal Sales and Marketing, leads the creation and development of new flexible packaging and closure liner products.
• Engages with internal Production and Process Engineering to implement enhancements to existing products to meet customer requirements.
• Oversees the production of new test materials, and directs the coordination of subsequent lab tests.
• Effectively manages product development activities with cross‑functional counterparts.
• Maintains contact with raw material suppliers and identify, evaluate, and recommend new materials for improved product performance.
• Prepares cost estimates for new and/or improved flexible packaging and liner structures.
• Prepares raw material specifications and revisions.
• Creates and modifies finished goods recipes for experimental products.
• Documents and communicates trial requirements internally (Sales/customer service, Operations, Marketing and Procurement).
• Documents trial results accurately and in a timely manner in Lotus Notes Trial Request Database.
• Works effectively across all levels of the organization from senior leadership and local management, to hourly associates.
• Obtains and disseminates information on competitive products (structure breakdowns) and performs comparative analyses with the company’s equivalents.
• As required, provides assistance in the field to customers and other company representatives in the successful conversion of customers to Tekni Plex products, or in solving performance problems with…