Product Development Engineer

Graham Packaging Company•Manchester Township, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Graham Packaging is looking for a Product Development Engineer with strong engineering and problem-solving skills. This individual serves as the technical liaison between Graham Packaging and the customer, the sales force, the plants, and the broader technical organization. The Product Development Engineer is the hub/leader for all aspects of multi-phased plastic bottle development projects from inception, through planning, design, prototyping, and commercial launch for both Graham Packaging and our customer. This job is located at our Global Technology Center in York, PA.

Requirements

BS degree in Engineering (Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering preferred)
Experience developing packaging as a supplier, converter or packaging customer
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment, including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
Ability to assess problems and escalate as appropriate
Proficient with MS Office applications and MS Project
Basic problem-solving skills utilizing experimentation and data driven decision-making
Basic ability to understand and interpret statistics
Fundamental knowledge of plastic materials properties and testing procedures
Ability to develop and execute product-testing procedures
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings

Nice To Haves

Basic mold design experience and plastics processing experience strongly desired

Responsibilities

Serve as the leader/hub/project leader for the development process with substantial supervision.
Translate the voice of the customer and their needs into a bottle design and product specification and control plan for basic packaging needs.
Apply learned engineering concepts with significant guidance and follow detailed instructions.
Coordinate industrial and engineering design activities to develop a fit for use package design.
Conduct unit/prototype mold construction and sampling to develop robust blow molding processes and utilize data analysis to develop a product and process that transfers effectively to manufacturing.
Support capital engineering by providing product requirements for Factory Acceptance Testing to assist in the specification of manufacturing equipment.
Provide information to tooling engineers for the specification and construction of production molds and tooling.
Conduct manufacturing start-up activities and deliver efficient manufacturing processes to our plants.
Conduct customer package validations; obtain required approvals from our customers.
Support Graham Packaging manufacturing facilities in simple problem solving and continuous improvement activities providing direction on procedures, equipment, processes, tooling and product testing.
Create and manage a development plan, using PLM software, including all project timelines, data summaries, approvals and customer correspondence.
Maintain historical knowledge of development, technology and process best practices.
Research and remain current on packaging trends, packaging technologies, closures and sustainability trends.
Travel of up to 50% required at times.