Packaging Application Engineer (M/F/D(

Overview

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.

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)