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Senior Product Development Engineer (m/f/d) - Bötzingen
Essentially, your responsibilities will include:
- Lead key projects within R&D to support business goals and ensure they are on time and within budget
- Identify and propose opportunities for new projects to improve existing products and study the potential of new products (technology scouting)
- Document all phases of research and development
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Sustainability, Technical Services and Production teams to ensure technical feasibility of new developed products (product owner) and product optimization
- Scale-up new or improved products in production at our sites in Germany, US and Singapore Lead cross-functional groups for risk assessments, FMEA’s analysis and define product and quality specifications
- Perform internally or externally the needed trials and experiments in order to approach projects in a scientific way to obtain reliable and meaningful results
- Communicate across the different departments the needed information in order to create a new product
- Support customer discussions in respect of expected product modifications/new product innovation
- Assess opportunities to create Intellectual Property for new developments and present to Liveo Management
- Participate in industry conferences on research topics of interest
You are the best fit for us if you have the following qualifications:
- Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or related degree required, Ph.D. preferred.
- You can demonstrate success in a relevant role and bring with you at least 2 years of professional experience in R&D management and more than 5 years in R&D positions
- You have strong technical knowledge of polymers / plastics – ideally in the area of plastic processing and coatings of thermoplastics. Experience within the Pharma Industry will be a plus
- Strong desire to deliver results
- Independent, systematic, and results-oriented working style, combined with a strong sense of creativity for new product idea
- Great problem-solving skills. Ability to pay attention to details
- The ability to communicate well with customers, colleagues, and lower-level staff. Well organized, able to effectively manage time and workload
- You speak English and German fluently
ABOUT LIVEO RESEARCH
Liveo Research is a leading global manufacturer of films and foils for the pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the company has subsidiaries in Bötzingen and Staufen (Germany), in Delaware / USA and in Singapore and China. Liveo Research was founded in 1962 as Myraplast Staufen GmbH. In addition to a broad portfolio of blister films, the Bötzingen site offers its customers value-added services based on the Quality by Design principle. The Staufen site produces PET-G films for sleeve labels and rigid PVC films for printing and office supplies. Around 1,000 employees worldwide take care of the needs of Liveo Research customers.