Job Description

Imagine: A Career with Purpose and Possibility

Picture this: You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You are part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At TekniPlex, you’ll join more than 9,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, TekniPlex Healthcare and TekniPlex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at TekniPlex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

What is the role?

TekniPlex is hiring a Development Engineer to join the Innovation R&D Group at our Global Innovation Center in Holland, Ohio. The candidate will lead breakthrough packaging platform initiatives and support R&D projects that drive growth for the Consumer Products Business at TekniPlex. This role works closely with corporate and business unit R&D teams, procurement, raw material and equipment suppliers, internal and external development partners, and a broad range of strategic customers. The position reports to the Director of Global Innovation. It is an on‑site position that requires hands‑on work.

What will you do?

• Designs and develops new materials and process technologies in the consumer packaging segment to meet our customers’ needs for product protection, safety, and sustainability.
• Provides substantial advanced technical expertise and has prime responsibility for outlining, planning, directing, researching, and completing various innovation and R&D projects.
• Conducts laboratory materials analysis and product performance testing, and interprets results to guide development decisions.
• Prepares clear written, verbal, and technical presentations and communicates effectively with technical, management, marketing, and sales teams.
• Serves as the technology transfer liaison for assigned projects and technology platforms.
• Monitors emerging material and process technologies and recommends opportunities for partnership or integration within the consumer packaging division.
• Coordinates with Procurement and Legal teams when engaging with third‑party material, process, and technology partners.
• Contributes to the development of intellectual property strategies to protect new material, process, and product innovations.
• Supports business units in resolving technical, manufacturing, product, and customer-related challenges.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

What skills do you bring?

• Minimum: BS degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline; 5-10 years of related product development experience in the packaging industries.
• Desired: MS or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline with 5 years of product development experience in consumer packaging.
• Strong knowledge of materials science, with emphasis on polymer chemistry, additives, sustainable materials etc.