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Senior Engineer

Sealed Air
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
Aug 07, 2026
Job Description Senior Engineer SEE Headquarters - Charlotte Requisition ID: 56037 If you are a current employee click here to apply. Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com. Job Summary: As a Senior Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of sustainable packaging by developing innovative polymer and material technologies that drive business growth. You'll partner with R&D and business leaders to identify technology opportunities, lead product development from concept through commercialization, and collaborate with global teams to bring new solutions to market. This role offers the opportunity to influence innovation, work with cutting-edge materials, and make a tangible impact across Sealed Air's global operations while supporting customers and manufacturing sites worldwide. Responsibilities: Work with R&D and business leaders to identify key material technology gaps and opportunities associated with business division innovation pipelines; execute a strategy to fill material technology gaps. Ensure the timely completion of material technology and product development projects with priorities established and agreed upon with R&D leadership. Develop and commercialize products in support of new business development opportunities. Position will require travel in support of Sealed Air production facilities and at customer sites. Effectively lead projects, ensuring the right technical resources are utilized and projects are completed in an agreed upon timeframe. Collaborate with Sealed Air's business divisions and other functional groups to achieve project objectives. Identify and assess new material technologies relative to their viability, ability to drive business growth, and the resources required to fully develop and commercialize. Track and utilize knowledge of competitive activities related to material technologies. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships in industry and academia relative to new material technologies. Stay at the forefront of technology to maintain competitiveness. Personal safety and the safety of others; maintain a safe and incident-free working environment. Qualifications: B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering or in Polymer Science & Engineering. B.S/M.S. Minimum 5 years of experience in product development with extrusion of plastics or polymers. Dual degree in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering is preferred. Additional Qualifications: Demonstrated proficiency in extrusion, polymers, polymer chemistry, and materials science and their interactions with manufacturing processes and customer use. Demonstrate leadership of identification and valuation of polymers and additives and translating ideas into significant commercial success. Demonstrate creativity and imaginative solutions to complex problems. Effectively communicates verbally and in writing to affect decision making and keep the organization informed. Ability to author technical reports and to make presentations to various internal groups within Sealed Air. Able to work globally with appropriate sensitivities to cultures, businesses, etc. Business acumen and ability to collaborate effectively across functions, regions, and business divisions to drive results and ensure goal delivery. Able to make priority decisions and provide clear focus to work teams. Establishes clear priorities and is enthusiastic about delivering accurate and timely results that add value. Committed to lifelong learning and continuous improvement. Requisition id:56037 Relocation:Yes Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com. LINK1 MON1 Information at a Glance WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?* It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise. Corporate sustainability - it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate. Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values. Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.