Applications Engineer

Sealed Air; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air seeks an Applications Engineer to develop, test and commercialize packaging solutions for the food industry. The role focuses on understanding packaging materials and equipment, testing methods, and applying results to improve product performance.

Hybrid role: office-based in Charlotte with remote flexibility on Fridays; travel up to 30% domestically and internationally. Base compensation is disclosed with incentives and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience with test method development and design of experiments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience creating data-driven reports to communicate technical ideas.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new material and system designs through testing that simulates real-world conditions.
• Work within a cross-functional team to drive packaging solutions.
• Communicate results and recommendations from data analyses to stakeholders.

Skills

Packaging science

Food science

Meat science

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in food/meat/packaging science or related

Tools

Minitab

Job description

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte

Sep 15, 2026

Job Description

Applications Engineer

SEE Headquarters - Charlotte

Sealed Air 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. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

Sealed Air is seeking a driven individual for an Application Engineer role to focus on the development, testing and commercial success of new and current packaging solutions within the food packaging industry. The ability to understand packaging materials, packaging equipment, industry standard test methods, and our customers' operations is a must. This person should be familiar with food/meat science and how different packaging and environmental factors can impact food products.

Responsibilities include test plan development, application and performance testing, data analysis, and communication of results and recommendations. This role is responsible for new package development, business continuity support, and in-plant customer support and training. This role is Hybrid coming into the office Monday through Thursday with flexibility to be remote Friday.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluate new material and system designs through rigorous testing that simulate real world conditions and stresses.
• Work well within a cross-functional team
• Assess the impact of packaging on shelf life of various food products, including proteins applications, and use those insights to qualify new solutions and communicate performance risks.
• Support the development of shrink bags materials solutions.
• Deliver technical training to field support and customers on shrink bags technology
• Creative problem solving to support our customers and internal innovation process.
• Insight creation that drives the next innovations for Sealed Air.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences.
• Conduct root-cause analysis that enables recommendations for data driven business decisions.
• Build strong customer relationships and collaborate effectively across technical and commercial teams to accelerate implementation of SEE solutions.
• Partner with supply chain and manufacturing teams to assess the impact of raw material or process changes on packaging performance and product quality.
• Partner with a variety of cross-functional teams within the organization to develop and transfer technologies regionally and globally.
• Work effectively within a matrix managed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in food science, meat science, packaging science or similar discipline (or equivalent work experience)
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% (most of the travel will be domestic however the international travel would be mostly to Canada and potentially Italy)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience creating data-driven reports to communicate technical ideas
• Experience with test method development and design of experiments
• Professional, highly-motivated, reliable, and solutions-orientated

PREFFERED:

• 4+ years relevant industry experience (flexible plastics, food packaging, food manufacturing, flexible plastics manufacturing, packaged product testing)
• Minitab or other data analysis software experience

Pay Transparency:

Base Compensation Range: $81,900 - $141,355

The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being.

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Relocation:Yes

Information at a Glance

WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability - it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.

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