Senior Papermaking Engineer

About the Role Join Georgia‑Pacific at the Neenah Technical Center as a Senior Papermaking Engineer focused on advancing papermaking process and technologies for tissue-based consumer products. You will lead early‑stage research and pilot trials, design experiments, evaluate results, and translate successful concepts into commercially viable solutions that improve product performance and manufacturing processes. What You'll Do

• Identify and lead research projects involving papermaking technologies for our manufacturing processes of tissue-based consumer products, leading to new or improved products or machine performance.
• Design, develop, prototype, and test cutting-edge papermaking components, equipment, and machinery while working with cross-functional teams to drive innovation.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in tissuemaking technology.
• Participate in troubleshooting, training, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to provide direction to team members.
• Effectively work with various internal capabilities, including Operations, Engineering, and Product Development to drive transformation within the company and scale experiments from pilot to commercial feasibility.
• Collaborate with external partners, including academic partnerships, industry consortiums, and supplier/OEMs to identify and screen new technologies as well as stay up-to-date on industry advancements.
• Use economic thinking to determine viability, use the scientific method to test feasibility, use statistical methods to analyze data, and use written and verbal techniques to communicate and document the results and next steps.
• Support the organization through developing Intellectual Property that includes competitive intelligence, invention disclosures, patent applications and maintaining trade secrets. What We're Looking For
• Bachelor's degree in papermaking, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related field.
• Five (5) or more years of relevant experience in the paper industry.
• Demonstrated experience in an R&D environment leading research projects and scaling successful concepts toward commercialization.
• Proficient with experimental design and statistical analysis methods (e.g., DOE, ANOVA, regression) and comfortable documenting and communicating technical results.
• Willing and able to travel up to 25%. Nice to Have
• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in papermaking, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related field.
• Hands‑on experience in industrial/manufacturing settings with pilot and commercial papermaking equipment.
• Track record of intellectual property.