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Niagara Bottling · 1 day ago

Staff Research Scientist - Packaging Innovation

Diamond Bar, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $176K/yr

6+ years exp

Niagara Bottling is seeking a Staff Research Scientist in Packaging Innovation to lead cross-disciplinary initiatives that enhance their products and packaging systems. The role focuses on optimizing product-process-performance relationships to drive sustainability and improve user experience, while also translating scientific insights into scalable solutions within Niagara's global manufacturing network.

Food and BeverageSports

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Formulates strategy for Innovation growth. Drive system-level optimization that balance performance, sustainability, and manufacturability

Apply inventive principles, TRIZ theory or Innovation by association approach to brainstorm ideas, solve problems with out of the box thinking

Explore and develop emerging technologies and trends to integrate with Innovation initiatives

Lead R&D projects focused on the interaction of design, structure, and performance across packaging systems

Advance the use of AI, machine learning, or DOE-based analytics in R&D decision-making

Conduct human factors research to quantify usability, ergonomics, and consumer interaction with packaging systems

Partner with design, insights, and marketing teams to translate consumer needs into products, engineering and performance requirements

Quantify environmental trade-offs and support company-wide carbon reduction initiatives through design improvements

Ensures project documentation and communication between all stakeholders

Initiates, develops, and maintains relationships with suppliers and other external collaborators

Present and communicate research results internally and externally and help develop intellectual property

Qualification

R&D experienceMechanical designData analysisAIMachine learningLabVIEWMatlabPythonInjection moldingBlow moldingSpanishProblem solvingDetail orientedOral communicationWritten communication

Required

6 Years – Experience in Engineering, R&D, mechanical or industrial design, instrumentation etc

6 Years – Experience in Position, Research laboratory assistant, post –doctoral scholar

4 Years – Experience working with graduate researchers, interns or lab assistants

Ph.D in Chemical/ Materials/ Mechanical engineering and other related fields or equivalent experience

Preferred

10+ Years– Experience in Engineering, R&D, mechanical or industrial design, instrumentation etc

10+ Years – Experience in Position, Research laboratory assistant, post –doctoral scholar

6 Years – Experience working with graduate researchers, interns or lab assistants

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

Materials Science and Engineering exposure

Polymer processing or science and Packaging training

Minimum Professional Proficiency, Spanish

Injection molding or blow molding experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time

Paid parental and caregiver leaves

Medical, including virtual care options

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account with company match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members

Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements

Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan

Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.

Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities

And more!

Company

Niagara Bottling

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Niagara Bottling provides bottled water and bottled sports drinks.

Founded in 1963

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.NiagaraWater.com

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