New Product Development Engineer

Spectrum Plastics Group • Pleasant Prairie, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The New Product Development Engineer will develop innovative healthcare and medical device packaging solutions, including films, flexible packaging structures, and manufacturing processes. The role spans materials science, product development, manufacturing, and customer collaboration, taking products from concept through commercialization in a regulated environment. The engineer will help advance DuPont’s innovation pipeline, including sustainable packaging solutions, and support technologies that serve healthcare providers and patients worldwide.

The position involves designing and evaluating packaging materials and formats, planning laboratory and pilot activities, scaling up processes, and coordinating the transfer of new technologies into production. It also includes customer collaboration, packaging validation and verification, data-driven optimization, and technical project leadership. The role is based at PPC in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, and requires willingness to travel up to 20%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with 10 or more years of experience; alternatively, an advanced degree with 5 or more years of experience is preferred.
• Experience in product development, process development, manufacturing engineering, packaging engineering, research and development, or technical innovation roles.
• Experience supporting development, scale-up, or commercialization of polymer-based products and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems using data-driven decision-making and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Strong project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects forward in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree with 5 or more years of experience.
• Experience with flexible packaging, polymer films, extrusion, converting, lamination, coating, sealing, or related manufacturing technologies.
• Knowledge of medical device, healthcare, pharmaceutical, food, or other regulated packaging applications.
• Experience supporting product validation, process qualification, or regulated product development environments.
• Familiarity with medical packaging standards, including ISO 11607, ISO 13485, FDA, or similar quality systems.
• Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical analysis, Minitab, process optimization, or validation methodologies.
• Experience leading cross-functional product development projects from concept through commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new medical films, flexible packaging structures, and process technologies from concept through commercial launch.
• Translate customer and application requirements into packaging solutions that meet performance, reliability, and regulatory needs.
• Design, develop, and evaluate packaging materials, film structures, laminates, pouches, and related healthcare packaging formats.
• Plan and execute laboratory studies, pilot trials, process development, and scale-up activities to support commercialization.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, marketing, and commercial teams to transfer new technologies into production.
• Support packaging validation and verification, including sterilization compatibility, package integrity, aging studies, and process qualification.
• Use data-driven problem-solving, statistical analysis, and experimental design to optimize product and process performance.
• Lead technical project activities, manage development timelines, identify risks, and drive new product initiatives to completion.
• Work directly with customers to understand application challenges, provide technical expertise, and support successful implementation of DuPont packaging solutions.
• Explore new materials, technologies, and sustainable packaging solutions to advance DuPont’s innovation pipeline.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior