Project Engineer, Liquids

Join our Engineering Team at Helen of Troy as our Project Engineer, Liquids (hybrid work onsite and from home), and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands, including our 9 leadership brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks, Hot Tools, Drybar. Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day!

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Work Location: Marlborough, MA

What you will be doing:

This role is central to Helen of Troy's R&D initiatives for liquid beauty products. With a solid foundation in material science and a grasp of modern beauty packaging trends, this role emphasizes collaboration. The engineer will work hand-in-hand with the product development team, formulator, manufacturers, and suppliers to validate packaging components. Their overarching goal is to champion packaging innovation, setting industry standards and driving the development of outstanding packaging solutions.

• Drive R&D initiatives in packaging, emphasizing aerosols, pumps, sprays, and other cosmetic components.
• Stay updated with global innovations in packaging technologies, materials, and components.
• Collaborate with the Liquids regulatory team, ESG, and Legal to ensure alignment to industry regulations.
• Actively liaise with teams like R&D, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Product Engineering.
• Lead the research and introduction of innovative packaging materials that align with Helen of Troy's brand values.
• Design and improve processes and workflows for the packaging development lifecycle.
• Build and upkeep comprehensive databases for packaging materials, testing outcomes, and industry advancements.
• Systematize evaluations and stability testing for packaging prototypes in line with industry standards.
• Efficiently manage numerous projects, showcasing adaptability and organizational skills.
• Tackle technical challenges in the packaging development process through both analytical and collective methods.
• Demonstrate expertise in crafting and evaluating prototypes and samples, ensuring they meet specified product quality and design.
• Enable knowledge transfers within the team, ensuring a consistent and streamlined approach to tasks and decision-making.

Skills needed to be successful in this role:

• Demonstrated problem-solving ability with a dedication to upholding best practices.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve challenges in packaging development.
• Outstanding communication skills and synergetic mentality.
• Knowledge and expertise in prototyping and testing processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Packaging Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years working with beauty or cosmetics products, particularly with liquid packaging.
• Deep understanding of packaging materials and components for liquid beauty products.
• Familiarity with global packaging regulations and beauty industry standards.
• Proven track record in managing large-scale projects from inception to completion.
• Experience in developing, prototyping, and testing packaging samples.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Wondering if you should apply? Helen of Troy welcomes people as diverse as our brands. Have the confidence to come as who you are because your point of view, skills, and experience will make us stronger. If you're eager to share new ideas and try new things, we want to hear from you.

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Helen of Troy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to developing a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive environment. We value diversity and believe that we are strengthened by the differences in our experiences, thinking, culture and background. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any protected basis.

We will provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process. If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at (915) 225-8000.

Incorporated in 1968, Helen of Troy has grown into a leading global consumer products company with career opportunities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. We offer creative solutions for our customers through a diversified portfolio of well-recognized and widely trusted brands, including OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Osprey®, Honeywell®, PUR®, Braun®, Vicks®, Hot Tools®, Drybar®. Most of these brands rank #1 or #2 in their respective categories.

We boldly bring brands into our family, where we nurture what makes them great. We collaborate internally and externally, always striving to provide the consumer-centric innovation, operational excellence, scale, global reach, and stellar shared services to make them soar.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. Management retains the right to add or to change duties of the position at any time.