Sr. Process Engineer

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

This role will serve as a Senior Process Engineer, leading the development and commercialization of innovation programs for the Cottonelle dry bath tissue business across both tissue machines and converting assets with a focus on innovation to launch new products, develop new process capability, and commercialize new manufacturing operations at pilot and commercial scale. Qualified candidates will collaborate broadly inside the corporation with R&E, pilot plant, mill and multifunctional team members and external partners.

This role will also have an emphasis on coaching and mentoring other less experienced engineers and fostering their professional development. This position reports to the R&D Senior Manager within Family Care Research and Development.

• Lead programs focused on the development and commercialization of tissue innovation, including product and process optimization for quality and efficiency.
• Guide the professional development of less experienced team members to increase technical understanding and ability to execute programs.
• Develop and manage the budget and resource forecast relating to areas of ownership.
• Build and maintain technical and scientific expertise in the area of tissue technology and communicate impact of developments on Kimberly-Clark.
• Effectively flow to work as priorities dictate within the team/sector and be self-motivated to seek out business opportunities that may have yet to be uncovered.
• Drive a culture of protected and documented innovation to protect and defend K-C proprietary technology, products, and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
• Manage self in accordance with expected One KC Behaviors

• Works closely with Project Leaders, Marketing, Supply Chain, and I&A teams, among others, to define and validate the product design that achieves project goals.
• Coach and mentor junior scientists
• Able to influence without authority required.

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• 7+ years relevant engineering experience in a variety of staff or mill assignments.
• Proven ability to collaborate across…