Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer

Full time Americas
- North America
- United States
- Indianapolis
- Remote/Home Indiana

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an ever changing world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come.

And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

The AFC&D Division has an immediate need for a Product Development Engineer/Scientist to support our converter customers in the Product Applications team. The level of the position (Product Development Engineer or Senior Product Development Engineer) will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, technical expertise, and demonstrated capabilities.

This role is responsible for supporting commercial efforts through product recommendations, design, and cost out initiatives. The successful candidate will lead solution development, manufacturing scale-up, and commercialization activities while collaborating across R&D, Product Management, Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and external customers. The ability to build strong customer relationships is key to this role.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers or scientists who enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment and delivering customer solutions in a variety of applications.

Primary Job Functions

• Work directly with customers to foster positive relationships to drive growth and profit.
• Collaborate with internal technical teams, manufacturing, suppliers, customers, and commercial partners to identify product requirements and develop innovative solutions.
• Translate customer and market needs into technical product specifications.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to optimize products for efficient production and successful commercialization.
• Prepare Bills of Material (BOMs), technical documentation, and commercialization packages.
• Support project management activities using the Stage Gate Process, ensuring milestones, timelines, and deliverables are achieved.
• Interact with raw material suppliers to stay current with polymer systems, functional additives, physical property testing techniques, and various packaging and manufacturing equipment.
• Assess current products and product lines for increasing sustainability across Amcor, which may include, down gauging, carbon emission reduction, recycled content and renewable or compostable materials.
• Lead cost out initiatives while working with the customers, operations, and procurement teams to deliver financial objectives for the division.
• Effectively communicate technical findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in product development, process engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience working with polymer materials, film products, extrusion technologies, or similar manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple technical projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to…