Product Technology Engineer — Process & Materials Innovation

Sealed Air Corporation; Simpsonville (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air Corporation designs and delivers packaging solutions to protect goods and enable e-commerce, with a focus on safer, less wasteful, and more resilient supply chains. As a Product Technology Engineer, you will improve manufacturing processes, qualify new materials, and drive cost and quality improvements across extrusion, printing, and converting technologies.

You will collaborate with R&D, Operations, Commercial, and Manufacturing teams to develop new processes, support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience with extrusion, printing, laminating, web converting, and pouch/bag manufacturing.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis tools and techniques.
• Project management across multiple manufacturing sites and business functions.
• Experience in process engineering or product development.
• Familiarity with DOE, Lean Six Sigma, SPC, or similar methodologies.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently in a matrix organization with a proactive, self-driven approach.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement improved manufacturing methods to deliver high-quality products to customers.
• Lead the qualification of alternative resins and raw materials to support cost savings, supply continuity, and obsolescence management.
• Drive product line extensions and partner with R&D to commercialize innovative products.
• Collaborate with customers, R&D, Business Leaders, and Engineering teams to resolve quality issues and identify value-added product opportunities.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives and identify opportunities to improve operational profitability.
• Serve as the technical lead for quality improvement projects and manufacturing troubleshooting using data-driven decision-making.
• Stay current on advancements in plastics extrusion and web converting technologies while sharing best practices across manufacturing sites.
• Manage cross-functional projects involving multiple plants and manufacturing areas to achieve business objectives.

Skills

Project management

Statistical analysis

Process engineering

DOE methods

Lean Six Sigma

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Materials/Chemical Eng

Tools

DOE tools

SPC

Statistical software

Job description

Sealed Air Corporation designs and delivers packaging solutions to protect goods and enable e-commerce, with a focus on safer, less wasteful, and more resilient supply chains. As a Product Technology Engineer, you will improve manufacturing processes, qualify new materials, and drive cost and quality improvements across extrusion, printing, and converting technologies.

You will collaborate with R&D, Operations, Commercial, and Manufacturing teams to develop new processes, support