New Product Development Engineer

Spectrum Plastics Group•Pleasant Prairie, WI

About The Position

The New Product Development Engineer will help develop healthcare and medical device packaging solutions, including innovative 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 develop new medical films, packaging structures, and process technologies; translate customer and application requirements into packaging solutions; conduct laboratory studies and pilot trials; support scale-up and commercialization; and help transfer technologies into production. The role also supports packaging validation and verification, applies data-driven problem-solving and statistical methods, leads technical project activities, collaborates with customers, and contributes to the innovation pipeline, including sustainable packaging solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with 10+ years of experience; an advanced degree with 5+ years of experience is preferred.
Experience in product development, process development, manufacturing engineering, packaging engineering, R&D, 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

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 and systems, including ISO 11607, ISO 13485, or FDA requirements.
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.
Advanced degree with 5+ years of experience.

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 for commercialization.
Partner with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, marketing, and commercial teams to transfer 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 products and processes.
Lead technical project activities, manage development timelines, identify risks, and drive new product initiatives.
Collaborate with customers to understand application challenges, provide technical expertise, and support implementation of DuPont packaging solutions.
Explore new materials, technologies, and sustainable packaging solutions to advance the innovation pipeline.