Sr Product Development Engineer

Hirebridge; Searcy (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirebridge seeks an experienced Product Development professional to lead packaging applications, coordinating activities from concept to commercialization. You will work with customers to understand requirements and use existing technologies to deliver cost-effective, timely solutions.

Key responsibilities include guiding R&D projects, ensuring stage-gate processes, designing and prototyping, coordinating with suppliers, tracking progress, and communicating across functions.

Qualifications

• Experience in product development within packaging applications.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate R&D projects for assigned customers to deliver cost-effective, high-quality products.
• Follow and ensure adherence to the formal product development process using stage-gate reviews.
• Design, develop, and improve products; build and test prototypes for customer demos.
• Develop and implement products using new technologies per customer needs and company strategy.
• Work with suppliers to stay current on trends and practices.
• Track development activities and maintain records and progress reports.
• Communicate across R&D, Purchasing, Sales and Production.
• Oversee transition of projects into production and ensure successful commercialization; may travel to plants.
• Introduce products into customer facilities and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Performs other related work as required.
• Define and document training needs for Product Development personnel.

Job description

Summary: Establishes and coordinates product development activities in packaging applications in accordance with policies, regulations, and sound business practices. Works with customers to identify and understand product requirements and uses existing technologies to provide cost-effective, timely solutions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Coordinates research and development projects for assigned customers or market segments based on identified product requirements and utilizes organizational capabilities to produce cost-effective, high quality product.
• Follows and ensures others adhere to formal product development process using stage gate reviews.
• Designs, develops, and improves new or existing products in assigned market segments, designing and testing prototypes for customer demonstrations.
• May be involved in development and implementation of products using new technologies in accordance with customer needs and company strategies.
• Works with material and equipment suppliers to keep abreast of current trends and practices.
• Tracks and monitors development activities, such as records of process conditions and properties, progress reports, and updates to inform management of current status of each project and to compile knowledge database for future projects.
• Effectively communicates with personnel within our organization (Research and Development, Purchasing, Sales and Production).
• Oversees transition of projects into production to ensure successful implementation and commercialization. May travel overnight to customer plants to observe product trials during all shifts.
• Introduces products into customer production facilities, working with their equipment to ensure optimum performance of proposed solution. Troubleshoots performance issues with existing products.
• Performs other related work as required.
• The responsibility for establishing and implementing the training needs of the Product Development personnel to ensure they have the required competencies to carry out those functions affecting product, legality, safety, and quality shall be defined and documented.