Product Development Engineer - Thermoforming

Amcor

Virginia

On-site

USD 80,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading packaging solutions company, Amcor, is seeking a Product Development Engineer specializing in thermoforming. This role involves managing product introductions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and optimizing manufacturing processes to elevate customer satisfaction. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a related field, strong problem-solving skills, and significant experience in plastics manufacturing.

Qualifications

5+ years of industry experience in plastics manufacturing & processing.
Experience in thermoforming and mold-making preferred.
Proven ability to lead capital projects.

Responsibilities

Manage new product introductions from prototype to commercialization.
Conduct design reviews, identifying customer needs and manufacturability.
Lead commercial tool introductions and process development.

Skills

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

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Product Development Engineer - Thermoforming

Location:

Neenah, US Deerfield, US

Function: R&D/Innovation Management

Part-time or Full-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Workplace type: On site

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

Role Summary: As a member of AFNA’s R&D team, you will support new product launches for thermoformed products across the MPS, GCI, Liquid & Dairy business segments. The purpose of this role is to manage new product introductions from the idea/prototype phase through production tool commercialization. This role works closely with account managers, marketing, product management, external design engineers, external tool engineers & mold shops, process engineers, production team members, and quality in the early phases of product development. This role is customer-facing, providing direct support to the commercial team. This role is accountable for delivering new thermoforming development projects, monitor progress, communicate internally and externally regarding key deliverables, and proactively address issues.

What you will do:

Demonstrate Amcor’s values of Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability and Results & Outperformance in your work.
Conduct design reviews where you will identify and translate abstract customer needs into defined CTQ’s and provide input on part features to improve the manufacturability of the parts.
Lead new commercial tool introductions and oversee the process from start to finish on schedule through a stage gate process.
Lead process development of the thermoforming operation through parameter optimization, DOE experiments, and trials that will lead to a robust and repeatable process for new product tools at both Amcor & co-manufacturing sites.
Select vendors to fabricate the tooling and sign-off for acceptance of tooling.
Work closely with production and quality on initial tool debugging, followed by process validation and establishing the optimal forming/trimming window and setting processing specifications.
Work closely with engineering, sales, quality, and operations to ensure parts meet customer specifications.
Provide expertise and recommendations on manufacturing equipment needed to support the current business and enable capability for future growth.
Originate innovative ideas to support the R&D product innovation and technology strategy.
Manage competing priorities while working on customer specific projects, platforms initiated by Amcor, cost take-out (CTO) initiatives and long-term product and process innovations.

Preferred Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field is preferred.
Thermoforming, part design and/or mold-making experience is preferred.
5+ years of industry experience in plastics manufacturing & processing (i.e., extrusion, thermoforming, and tooling).
Strong problem-solving, critical thinking skills & attention to detail.
30-50% travel - mostly domestic - to customer, Amcor & co-manufacturing sites.
Experience working in a manufacturing environment with proven results leading capital projects working with OEMs and suppliers

About Amcor

Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.

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