Product Design & Packaging Innovation Engineer M/F

A key player in the luxury, beauty, and high-tech markets through the development and manufacture of packaging and complex parts, Texen currently brings together more than 1200 employees distributed across 8 industrial sites worldwide. Texen provides its clients with innovative and eco-responsible solutions thanks to the talents of its teams and supported by an ambitious investment policy from its holding company PSB INDUSTRIES.

Texen wishes to accelerate the eco-transition of Luxury & Beauty packaging as a leader in its market by "transforming matter into experience in a virtuous way," thereby allowing for the collective construction of a sustainable future.

Join a human-sized group oriented towards the long term, which promotes individual and collective responsibility driven by high standards and benevolence.

We are looking for an Product Design and Packaging Innovation Engineer M/F for our Texen group, based in Attignat (01340). It employs 1500 employees. The existing equipment offers multiple possibilities in the manufacture of medium and large series in injection, bi-injection and blow molding, as well as assembly and decoration.

Why join us?

• Because you will work for prestigious clients and with recent, varied, and innovative technologies.
• Because you will participate in a group project, driven by an ambition for growth and which places environmental and societal issues at the heart of its development.
• Because, accompanied by our teams, you will be able to develop your potential and evolve within a human-sized company.

It is first and foremost your mindset that we are looking for to contribute to this great adventure.

What will your main activities be?

Lead assigned innovation projects and provide assistance to resolve problems encountered by the operations teams.

Identify tomorrow's concepts with marketing and the designers of the Créativ Hub and manage competitive intelligence.

Design new products with the support of engineers specialized in polymer materials, surface treatment, and decorations.

With the aim of proposing responsible and environmentally friendly products and being in alignment with the company's strategy.

Define and perform the tasks necessary for the progress of projects.

FRAMEWORK

With a permanent concern for customer satisfaction (internal/external), and in compliance with safety, environmental, quality standard rules, procedures, and internal regulations.

Apply and ensure the application of QHSE rules and objectives for your scope/position:

• Safety rules and Texen Golden Rules
• Rules relating to environmental respect
• Good Operating Practices in the working environment according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards and associated quality standards.
• Work procedures
• Internal regulations

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Ensure the proper management of your projects to guarantee their success.

Provide technical support to the Design team and clients to propose new products.

Define the architecture of products, distribution systems, and/or cosmetic application systems.

Design and/or have designed the products and their components.

Conduct studies, tests, and fine-tuning to demonstrate the functionality of proposals.

Define and implement the testing means necessary for project progress.

Lead and/or participate in project meetings and creativity sessions.

Write reports for internal/external tests, providing conclusions and recommendations.

Write technical files for Intellectual Property and Research Tax Credit.

Ensure technological monitoring on your subjects (Internet monitoring, publications, patents, trade fairs, etc.).

Provide technical support to the Operations teams (Development, Industrialization, and Manufacturing).

Propose / report new subjects to feed the Innovation project plan.

REQUIRED DIPLOMAS, QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE

Engineer or equivalent Master's degree (Bac+5), specialized in product design, mechanical engineering in industry. Capable of managing projects oriented towards plastics and eco-design.

5 to 10 years of experience in a similar position in a B2B2C or B2C environment.

KNOWLEDGE

• English minimum level B2 (Read, write, and especially spoken)
• Mastery of component and product and/or packaging design (preferably in plastic)
• Mastery of CAD (ideally on SolidWorks) and eco-design principles (LCA)
• Mastery of project management
• Knowledge of intellectual property protection (patents, partnerships, etc.)
• Knowledge of prototyping and modeling (3D printing, model subcontracting, etc.).
• Knowledge of office tools
• Knowledge of the Group's domain products and associated manufacturing technologies
• Notion of mechanical simulation (structural calculation / strength of materials)
• Notions of Product Design

SKILLS

Work in a team in a multidisciplinary environment.

Propose methods and operating modes adapted to the situations to be addressed and ensure their implementation.

Analyze and exploit data to be a proactive proposer.

Organize and lead meetings internally and with clients.

Clearly present project progress and proposed solutions by adapting to the audience.

SOFT SKILLS

Curiosity and Creativity

Rigor and insight

Ease of communication in public (clients, conferences, etc.)