About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global materials science company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical, and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2018 were $7.2 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.  

About Avery Dennison RBIS

Avery Dennison RBIS, a global leader in apparel and footwear industry solutions, is a $1.5 billion division of Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY).  Avery Dennison RBIS provides intelligent, creative and sustainable solutions that elevate brands and accelerate performance throughout the global retail supply chain.  We elevate brands through graphic tickets, tags and labels, embellishments and packaging solutions that enhance consumer appeal.  We accelerate performance through Intelligent Labels and RFID enabled inventory and loss prevention solutions, price management, global compliance, and brand security solutions.

Based in Boston,  Massachusetts Avery Dennison RBIS responsibly serves the global marketplace with operations in 115 locations, 50 countries, across 6 continents. For more information, visit www.rbis.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison are leaders within the connected products age focussed on transforming the industries that we serve and enabling a better future for all. Avery Dennison’s intelligent labels bridge the material and the digital to help companies across a diverse range of industries bring any item to digital life. They infuse otherwise non-digital items with a unique digital identity so that companies can connect them to the internet and capture a huge range of benefits. For more information, visit www.rfid.averydennison.com

• This role will ensure data integrity by characterizing RFID product in RFID encoding systems and developing encode parameters
  • Formatting RFID media integration into RFID encoding systems collaborating with media design and printer engineering groups 
  • Collaborate closely within current team and with other groups including platform team, system integrators, and printer engineering
  • Work with document control systems, responsible for updating critical spec documents for internal and customer use 
  • Collaborate on and optimize processes, creating instruction documentation and automation as needed
  • Focus on throughput and accuracy  to meet cross-functional demands in a fast growing business
• The RFID/Intelligent Labels Engineer works directly with several RFID hardware systems including readers printers handheld etc to ensure our products meets customer requirements
  • Scientific evaluation of RFID systems reporting on fitforuse and capabilities 
  • Create a market view of systems and how our tags and competitors perform
  • Responsible for clear focused scientific rigor in evaluating RFID inlays with measurement equipment, various  readers, printers and other RFID systems 
  • This role will optimize test processes including automating with software scripting as needed
• The RFID/Intelligent Labels Engineer is accountable for product tests to develop strong value propositions 
  • Evaluate new product samples, accept or reject based on data collected and requirements
  • Conduct hands on applications testing creating test plans collecting data and articulating value and benefit of products 
  • Generate customer facing and internal reports and presentations with clear messaging 
•  This position has direct customer interaction to understand use cases and tagging requirements 
  • Translate customer requirements into design of experiments to define and recommend RFID tagging solutions
  • Consult with market development managers sales team and customers with application testing and product recommendation 
  • Responsible for the collection and analysis of customer and partner feedback on product samples 
  • Conduct training on product performance to our marketing and product line management teams

• Bachelor's degree with 1+ years engineering research scientific or related experience required, electrical or computer engineering preferred
• Required system hardware/software setup and integration including IP configuration, firmware, etc
• Experience with scripting test protocols using Perl, VBA, Java, .NET, and/or other, and/or machine language
• Excellent analytical capability with the expertise to research and apply logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of technical problems
• Experience with RFID Wireless Communications protocols or RF (radio frequency) or antenna theory and experience in high frequency ultra high frequency or microwave frequency preferred
• Experience with roll to roll manufacturing industrial printing and RFID manufacturing a plus
• Experience with Six Sigma Lean and other manufacturing improvement method a plus
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations, demonstrated effectively working with cross functional teams
• Skilled with applicable computer systems such as Microsoft Office Google Applications and function specific software
• Strong math and organizational skills
• Keen interest in new technologies and their applications
• Keen attention to detail, strong written and oral communication skills with ability to be an advisor to clients and build strong and sustainable relationships

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.