Product Development Engineer Jobs in Illinois

Posting Start Date: 6/30/26

Main Location: Northlake,IL

Requisition ID: 53343

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Senior Engineer, Product Development

SUMMARY OF ROLE

COMPENSATION: $95,000-$110,000

This role combines a strong technical vision, engineering skills and flexible packaging experience to develop liquid packaging solutions for SIG. Direct interaction with suppliers, customers and other industry participants will be necessary to understand the environment and execute the projects. The role develops solutions and conducts trials with blown film extrusion, printing, lamination and bag / pouch fabrication techniques, as well as coordinates lab testing. The ideal candidate can think beyond detailed design issues; and manage complex projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As an at-will employer, SIG reserves the right to add to or modify this list to the extent it deems necessary.

Manages flexible packaging development activities.
Creates a vision for the assigned segments and implements it.
Establishes self as a technical subject matter expert in food and non-food packaging via interaction with suppliers, customers and other industry participants.
Researches advanced polymers and processing technologies with unique properties, to create the next generation value proposition.
Performs literature and patent searches, scouts for new technologies and actively identify intellectual property and patentable inventions.
Coordinates blown film extrusion, printing, lamination and bag / pouch developments and trials; as well as lab testing.
Leads cross-functional teams, including members from the commercial, operations and supply chain departments, to commercialize the vision.
Ability to travel 25% of the time. International travel may be required

YOU BRING THESE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Polymer Engineering, or Materials Science from an accredited four-year college or university. Graduate degree preferred.
Minimum of three years’ experience in blown film extrusion, printing (flexo, roto and digital) and lamination (solvent-less and solvent).
Experience in flexible packaging development and trials.
Knowledge of food science and filling equipment are preferred.
Experience in operating blown film equipment.

WE OFFER

Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents
401K Retirement matching reimbursement
Vacation & PSL
Paid Holidays
Performance Bonus
And much more!

SIG COMPENTENCIES

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

OUR PROMISE

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

ABOUT SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better.

Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Senior Engineer, Product Development