Senior Product Development Engineer, Label Solutions

Avery Dennison is strengthening our dedication to disruptive technologies and solutions development.  We are seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer, Label Solutions who will model passion and determination to a new product innovation organization, lead cross-functional teams, and with dedication, drive their projects to meet business needs for incremental revenue, cost reduction, business continuity, and quality in a leading company where individual and team success are recognized and rewarded.  The Senior Product Development Engineer will create market opportunities by harnessing all their technical and problem-solving skills while combining them with creative experimentation to arrive at novel label solutions.  This role sits at an exciting intersection of materials technology development and digital trigger technology application that enables the IL Enterprise and will power our customer’s futures.Primary Responsibilities:Develop labels by selection of materials, adhesives, coatings, and inks to meet end use application requirements, printer compatibility requirements, and manufacturability targets; lead, plan, and execute laboratory and pilot scale research for the development of  technical solutions that deliver the needed characteristics; translate needed characteristics into technical deliverablesSupport the introduction of new labels and supplies into production and provide technical expertise to solve production issues; replicate manufacturing scenarios on a lab scale, support manufacturing and scale upResearch adjacencies and related disruptive technologies to imagine and discover new solution componentsPossess and develop broad base of knowledge in labels technology ecosystem including RFID, thermal printers, and IoT devicesConduct technical comparisons of Avery Dennison products vs. competitive productsCollaborate closely with local NPD (new product development) team and globally with product development leaders and validate Voice-of-Customer to commercialize products with superior performanceTranslates Voice-of-Customer to technical requirements after careful consideration of all known factsLead the technical development planning and milestones as an input to NPD projects through a stage gate process; work collaboratively with a cross functional team and guide decisions based on technical conclusions  Effectively manage mulitple projects simulatenously to drive deliverables towards meeting milestones and in fast-developing timetablesProvide technical support to commercial sales, marketing, quality, operations and other internal stakeholders; answer technical questions and conduct experiments where needed to arrive at appropriate answersLead experimentation to determine suitable material substitutions where new materials are requiredRepresent Avery Dennison as a technical expert in related project’s customer meetings and visitsPlan and execute invention disclosure creation to apply for intellectual propertyWork with suppliers to identify the correct materials for the desired products; conduct supplier visits; lead raw material components expertise developmentConduct experimental studies, communicate scientific approaches, convey results with data in technical reportsContribute and adhere to EHS standards and policies and connect to Avery Dennison’s 2026 Sustainability Goals