Nonwoven Product Development Engineer - Scale-Up

Magnera Corporation; Old Hickory (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Magnera Corporation seeks a skilled engineer to join our nonwoven materials team in Tennessee. You will work in a cross-functional group of material developers and engineers to deliver milestones for new product development, focusing on spunlace and related nonwoven technologies.

Responsibilities include leading lab and pilot studies, scaling up production, developing new products, and protecting proprietary processes through patents and trade secrets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Textile Engineering or related field with 2 years' experience.
• Experience in lab/engineering role with natural and synthetic fibers for nonwovens.
• Experience with lamination, embossing, calendering, and converting processes.
• Experience with Stage-Gate Process, Statistical Data Analysis, and DOE.
• Experience with products, materials, and federal regulations for masks/facial protection.

Responsibilities

• Work in cross-functional team to meet milestones for new product development.
• Ensure design, development, and introduction of new products with higher value.
• Develop new products per management roadmaps and resources.
• Lead product scale up and line trials; write trial reports.
• Plan, conduct, coordinate and supervise lab and pilot studies.
• Lead laboratory capabilities development for applications development.
• Research raw materials to improve products and profitability.
• Market analysis, cost comparisons/evaluations, competitor assessment.

Skills

Nonwoven materials

Laboratory work

Team collaboration

Research

Education

Textile Engineering degree

Related field with 2 years' experience

Tools

Stage-Gate Process

DOE / Design of Experiments

Statistical data analysis

Job description

Magnera Corporation seeks a skilled engineer to join our nonwoven materials team in Tennessee. You will work in a cross-functional group of material developers and engineers to deliver milestones for new product development, focusing on spunlace and related nonwoven technologies.

Responsibilities include leading lab and pilot studies, scaling up production, developing new products, and protecting proprietary processes through patents and trade secrets.