Packaging Application Engineer (M/F/D(
As an Application Engineer, you will act as the technical interface between customers, internal technical teams and external partners, supporting the processing and application of polymer-based medical/pharma packaging materials across customer production environments.
The role involves a mix of on-site customer support, trials, technical consulting and cross-functional collaboration, with a strong practical and hands-on focus.
Key responsibilities
- Provide technical support, application consulting and troubleshooting for customers in medical and pharmaceutical packaging
- Support customers directly on site, optimising processing conditions and resolving technical issues in production
- Actively support material trials, customer tests and application projects from feasibility through implementation
- Identify and develop new application areas for polymer-based packaging materials
- Conduct processing and material trials at customer sites and at packaging machine manufacturers
- Ensure processability, quality and robustness of packaging solutions under real production conditions
- Deliver technical training to customers, operators and internal colleagues, with a focus on processing and application
- Work closely with R&D, Quality, Production and Sales teams to deliver effective customer solutions
Your background
- Technical qualification such as:
- Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or
- Technical training with relevant industry experience
(a formal engineering degree is not mandatory)
- Practical experience in medical or pharmaceutical packaging
- Solid understanding of polymer-based packaging materials, such as:
- Polyolefins (PE, PP)
- PET / multilayer films
- Extruded or calendered materials
- Experience in application engineering, process engineering, technical service or customer-facing technical roles
- Confident working in production and customer environments
- Fluent German and English (international customer base)
- Strong communicator with a proactive, customer-oriented mindset
- Willingness to travel to customer sites (approx. 30% on average)
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