The Company: PTI Corporation

PTI - Packaging Technologies & Inspection is headquartered in Hawthorne, New York, a Westchester County community close to New York City. We are a team of engineers, scientists and professionals serving the packaging industry as a leading equipment manufacturer of package inspection equipment for the pharmaceutical, medical devices, food, and container industries.

PTI’s management and R & D team focus has been on developing inspection technologies for the packaging industry that perform with a high degree of precision and reliability, and simplify testing and validation processes in the pharmaceutical, medical device, food and container industries.

PTI’s inspection technologies are non-destructive, non-subjective and provide companies with solutions to improve their quality and process control, while reducing product waste and cost.

As we continue our successful journey, we are looking to add more talented, innovative, and dedicated engineers to our team. So, if you are someone who enjoys work because of the sense of accomplishment that it gives you, and if you want to be part of a high impact team working for a financially strong, global company that is the leader in the Container Closure Integrity testing industry, then contact us, because working at PTI is not just a job….it’s a passion!

The Team: PTI Inspection Division

This position is as a team member of PTI’s Inspection Division, which is responsible for designing and developing the most sophisticated non-destructive container closure system inspection technologies in the world.

The Role: Director of Research, Development and Engineering

PTI is seeking a driven, experienced technical director of PTI’s Research, Engineering and Development (RED) Team.

The role would have leadership and oversight of the RED team for a $20MM equipment manufacturing operation. PTI is a leading innovator in physical test and measurement for high risk packaging applications. PTI has independently developed six core technologies providing practical, sensitive and reliable leak detection for sterile barrier packaging. The RED team consists of four operational sub-teams: controls, software, mechanical and research. Having some foundational knowledge of one or multiple disciplines within this space is needed to effectively lead this team.

The role involves articulating technology strategy with the greater leadership team and transposing that strategy into action. The engineering department is responsible to execute on short-term and long-term research engineering projects as well as paid custom engineering projects. New product development involves managing concepts and technologies in various stages of development to final product release-to-manufacturing. The role has mechanical, controls, software and research engineering teams reporting into it. The role will be responsible for team development and operating frameworks to achieve objectives. While this role may be technical in nature, significant value is generated in this position by providing strong leadership, mentorship and project management capabilities.

Performance will be measured against new product development, delivery of custom solutions, engineering quality, continuous improvement, related product margin, and overall operational performance.

Responsibilities within oversight of the role:

• Technology strategy
• Personnel management and development
• New product development
• Oversight of sensory research
• Oversight of custom machinery solutions engineering
• Oversight of divisional budgets and performance
• Continuous improvement
• General performance of R&D against critical project deliverables

Direct responsibilities:

• Leadership to research, engineering and development team
• Develop a strategic technology roadmap together with the senior leadership team
• Establishing metrics and performance measurement systems
• Creating action plans and frameworks to continuously improve team performance and output
• Human resource management for research, engineering and development operations

If you are interested in working in a high-energy, fast-moving company with leading-edge inspection technologies, strong values, a vibrant corporate culture, please send resume to: hr@ptiusa.com

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration. PTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.