Packaging Product Development Engineer

Ampac Holdco Inc; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

ProAmpac in Chicago area seeks a Project Development Engineer to support development, testing, and commercialization of new packaging products across Chicagoland facilities.

You will act as a technical liaison among Innovation, Operations, Quality, Procurement, Customer Service, and customers to transition concepts to production, leading trials and process improvements while meeting customer expectations.”

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in packaging manufacturing, processing, or product development.
• Experience leading manufacturing trials or technical process improvements.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage new product development projects and monitor milestones and schedules.
• Develop and execute trial plans, testing protocols, and validation activities.
• Determine product structures and set up specifications in company systems.
• Collaborate with Quality to design trials and preventive controls.
• Lead and support production trials and troubleshoot manufacturing issues.
• Analyze trial results and prepare post-trial documentation (observations, performance, testing).
• Ensure technical docs support quotations and product commercialization.
• Maintain and update specs, run sheets, BOMs, and related records.
• Qualify new and alternative raw materials with Procurement and suppliers.
• Develop material specs and processing requirements for suppliers.
• Support product and process validation across sites.
• Stay current on new materials, technologies, and packaging processing.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on quality, efficiency, and waste reduction.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Packaging engineering

Manufacturing trials

Data analysis

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Packaging / Manufacturing

Job description

ProAmpac in Chicago area seeks a Project Development Engineer to support development, testing, and commercialization of new packaging products across Chicagoland facilities.

You will act as a technical liaison among Innovation, Operations, Quality, Procurement, Customer Service, and customers to transition concepts to production, leading trials and process improvements while meeting customer expectations.”