Plastic Product Development Engineer — Lead NPD Projects

Silgan Containers; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant d'entreprise

Job summary

Silgan Containers seeks a Product Development Engineer to lead plastics packaging projects from concept through qualification. You will manage design reviews, define project scope, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure on-time delivery of new container solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on plastics processing experience, extrusion blow molding and injection stretch blow molding, with a focus on risk management, documentation, and customer relationship building in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Technical degree required; major in engineering preferred.
• 5+ years hands-on plastics processing and project management experience encouraged.
• Experience with extrusion blow molding and injection stretch blow molding preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage Product Development Engineering Projects.
• Resolve project issues to maximize objective achievement.
• Coordinate with Engineering Manager for resolutions.
• Support Pricing with preliminary NPD evaluation information for quotations.
• Coordinate Project Definition Meetings and track projects per SOP.

Skills

Plastics materials

Extrusion Blow Molding

Injection Stretch Blow Molding

Tooling design

Project management

Statistical tools

Time management

Documentation

Communication

Customer relationships

Organizational skills

Multi-project prioritization

Education

Technical degree

Plastic processing background

Job description

Silgan Containers seeks a Product Development Engineer to lead plastics packaging projects from concept through qualification. You will manage design reviews, define project scope, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure on-time delivery of new container solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on plastics processing experience, extrusion blow molding and injection stretch blow molding, with a focus on risk management, documentation, and customer relationship building in a fast-paced