- Field
- Mechanical and design engineering
- Location
- Schaumburg, IL
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Senior
- Pay
- $100k to $140k
About the role
One of its primary products is the protective foil or plastic seal found underneath the cap of products such as peanut butter, vitamins, beverages, and other packaged goods. These seals are manufactured using combinations of plastic films, aluminum foil, paper, adhesives, coatings, and other materials that are laminated together to provide barrier protection, product freshness, leak prevention, and tamper evidence. The engineer will work with manufacturing and technical teams globally to develop new products, conduct manufacturing trials, troubleshoot technical issues, and transition new products into commercial production. The person hired may have an opportunity to contribute to these future capabilities. Extrusion lamination involving the bonding of films, foil, paper, or other substrates using molten polymer. Lamination equipment and manufacturing processes.
What you would own
- Lead new product development projects involving multilayer packaging and sealing materials.
- Develop and evaluate new combinations of films, foil, paper, adhesives, and coatings.
- Conduct lamination and manufacturing trials to evaluate new materials and processes.
- Troubleshoot adhesion, material compatibility, and manufacturing process issues.
- Work with manufacturing facilities to establish process parameters and commercialize new products.
- Evaluate new raw materials, technologies, and manufacturing equipment.
- Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, quality, and technical teams.
- Support the expansion of product development and R&D capabilities.
- Specify which process and how many years.
- What substrates has the candidate laminated?
- Examples include plastic film to film, film to foil, or film to paper.
- What new products or laminated structures has the candidate personally developed or helped commercialize?
- Has the candidate conducted manufacturing trials, established process parameters, or troubleshot lamination equipment?
What they are looking for
- At least 5 years of relevant engineering experience in product development, R&D, process development, or a closely related technical position.
- Experience developing new products or improving existing material structures.
- Experience evaluating materials, formulations, manufacturing processes, and product performance.
- Experience taking products from development through manufacturing trials and into commercial production.
- HANDS-ON MANUFACTURING AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE Candidates must have experience working directly with manufacturing equipment and production processes.
- Planning and executing manufacturing trials.
- Troubleshooting material, equipment, or processing problems.
- Establishing or improving manufacturing process parameters.
- Working with production teams to successfully commercialize new products.
- Evaluating product performance and manufacturing feasibility.
- The engineer must be comfortable working directly with manufacturing operations.
- ADDITIONAL REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong technical understanding of polymers, adhesives, coatings, or multilayer material structures.
- Ability to lead technical projects independently and collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and other engineering functions.
- Ability to work onsite in Schaumburg, Illinois.
- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS The following experience is highly desirable but is not an absolute requirement: Flexible packaging manufacturing or converting.
- Experience with multilayer film, foil, paper, or barrier packaging structures.
- Experience with both adhesive lamination and extrusion lamination.
- Knowledge of solventless adhesive systems.
- Extrusion coating or related converting technologies.
- Experience with barrier materials, including PE, PP, PET, nylon, EVOH, and aluminum foil.
- Experience with laboratory testing, pilot equipment, or new R&D facility development.
- Experience collaborating with international engineering and manufacturing teams.
- Experience with induction seals, cap liners, or other specialty sealing technologies.
What they offer
- What is the candidate's current base salary and expected compensation?
- Why is the candidate considering a new opportunity?
- Multilayer coextrusion without separate-substrate lamination experience.
- Printing operations without hands-on lamination experience.
- Injection molding, thermoforming, or rigid packaging without relevant lamination experience.
- Manufacturing management without hands-on product development or process engineering experience.
- Academic research without relevant industrial manufacturing and commercialization experience.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.