Thermoforming NPI Engineer & Product Launch

Amcor Rigid Packaging; Town of Deerfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor Rigid Packaging in Neenah/Deerfield seeks a Product Development Engineer focusing on thermoforming to drive new product introductions from concept to production tooling.

You will lead design reviews, stage-gate tool launches, develop processes with DOE trials, and collaborate with account managers, marketing, and co-manufacturing sites to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions for customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field preferred.
• Thermoforming, part design and/or mold-making experience preferred.
• 5+ years of plastics manufacturing experience (extrusion, thermoforming, tooling).
• Strong problem-solving and attention to detail.
• 30-50% travel - mostly domestic - to customer, Amcor & co-manufacturing sites.
• Experience leading capital projects with OEMs and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• 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 manufacturability.
• 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.

Skills

Design reviews

CTQ requirements

Stage gate process

DOE experiments

Tooling management

Process validation

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor selection

Manufacturing equipment

R&D strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Amcor Rigid Packaging in Neenah/Deerfield seeks a Product Development Engineer focusing on thermoforming to drive new product introductions from concept to production tooling.

You will lead design reviews, stage-gate tool launches, develop processes with DOE trials, and collaborate with account managers, marketing, and co-manufacturing sites to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions for customers.