Engineer, Research & Development
About The Position
Reynolds Consumer Products is hiring a Research and Development Engineer at its manufacturing facility in Albany, Oregon. The role provides technical leadership for developing and commercializing innovative, sustainable products, leading multiple research and development initiatives from concept through production. It drives material, process, and tooling innovation in partnership with engineering, manufacturing, operations, and quality teams to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions. The engineer uses data-driven decision-making, balances strategic planning with hands-on execution, and works with significant autonomy to advance projects that improve product performance, manufacturing capability, operational efficiency, and business growth. The position leads product, material, and process development; designs and evaluates experiments; supports production scale-up and validation; and maintains technical documentation and standards. The role also promotes continuous improvement, workplace safety, collaboration, and effective knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position.
- At least 2 years of experience in manufacturing, product development, or applied research and development.
- Knowledge of polymer materials, processing principles, tooling design, and manufacturing processes.
- Ability to lead multiple technical projects from concept through commercialization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret complex technical data and make sound engineering decisions.
- Ability to design, execute, and evaluate structured experiments using statistical methodologies.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical information to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and project leadership capabilities.
- Ability to build effective partnerships across research, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations functions.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- 6 or more years of applicable engineering experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple material, product, and process development projects from concept through commercialization.
- Develop and optimize product designs, materials, and manufacturing processes to meet performance, quality, cost, and sustainability objectives.
- Evaluate emerging materials and technologies for opportunities to improve product performance and competitive advantage.
- Design and execute structured laboratory and manufacturing experiments to validate product concepts and process improvements.
- Apply statistical analysis and Design of Experiments (DOE) methodologies to interpret results, solve technical challenges, and guide business decisions.
- Present technical findings, recommendations, and project updates to cross-functional teams and leadership.
- Partner with manufacturing, operations, and quality teams to scale products and processes into commercial production.
- Lead process trials and production validations to support successful, repeatable, manufacturable implementation.
- Drive continuous improvements in operational efficiency, product consistency, process capability, and workplace safety.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation on product development, process parameters, and experimental results.
- Establish technical standards and best practices to improve research efficiency and accelerate future innovation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
