Lead Engineer, Fluids & Flexibles for Medical Tubing

PPC INDUSTRIES INC; Pleasant Prairie (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PPC Industries Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer, Fluids and Flexibles to lead global engineering efforts in medical tubing and flexible packaging.

The role emphasizes process excellence, scale-up, and cross‑functional collaboration across R&D, manufacturing, and quality to deliver reliable, compliant operations. The candidate will drive data-driven improvements, support capital projects, and develop technology roadmaps, with travel as needed to support sites worldwide and ensure sustainable

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years’ experience in R&D, Engineering, Technical Services & Development and related roles in growth-oriented businesses.
• 5+ years industry experience in polymer extrusion and converting.
• Strong track record of establishing “best in-class” polymer and medical device processes and personnel development which enable sustainable and long-term business growth.

Responsibilities

• Create and uphold a customer-centric mindset within the engineering function, to develop and maintain customer confidence and satisfaction in our quality, service, and products
• Actively establish benchmark standards and develop the capabilities of technical staff across the division
• Provide divisional support in the evaluation of processes, and identification of enhancement opportunities
• Support capital budget, planning, and execution for the global division of Fluid Management and Flexibles operations – Lead capital projects where applicable
• Support cost savings programs (PRISM) at the global division level
• Act as Commercial Liaison for capacity and capability assessments across the enterprise
• Support R&D and new product and process development across the enterprise
• Partner with Technical Services & Development to develop the technology roadmap to create and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage in medical tubing and packaging extrusion and converting. Lead the execution of programs that stem from the technology roadmap
• Benchmark best practices for new product introduction and manufacturing technology throughout the division and identify opportunities to standardize and improve capabilities
• Ensure learnings from site RCCA efforts are applied across enterprise as applicable
• Drive data-driven strategic operational improvement programs and oversee execution at the division level by benchmarking site performance, applying pareto principles to the impact to quality, yield, and output metrics, and create actionable plans
• Support the quality organization with complaint investigations and root cause analysis, including the identification and implementation of corrective and preventative actions and the roll-up into broader quality improvement plans
• Contribute to the development of the division asset strategy and support the execution of capacity expansion, capacity release, and product transfer efforts to support the strategy
• Support growth by ensuring execution to new product/process qualifications and scale-up programs
• Support the development of verification and validation plans including the protocols, test methods, and reports for execution of design verification and validation testing
• Coach, Mentor, and Train cross-functional teams to apply Medical Device and Polymer Processing best practices
• 25% domestic/international travel anticipated as needed to facilitate project execution, training, and support of sites across the enterprise

Education

BS, MS or PhD in Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or related field or equivalent experience

Job description

PPC Industries Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer, Fluids and Flexibles to lead global engineering efforts in medical tubing and flexible packaging.

The role emphasizes process excellence, scale-up, and cross‑functional collaboration across R&D, manufacturing, and quality to deliver reliable, compliant operations. The candidate will drive data-driven improvements, support capital projects, and develop technology roadmaps, with travel as needed to support sites worldwide and ensure sustainable