Cigarette Designer

The company is seeking a Senior Cigarette Designer in Neuchatel, CH, to develop smoke-free product concepts and prototypes. The role focuses on transforming the business through innovative design and data-driven iteration.

This position supports the company's strategic shift toward smoke-free products by creating and refining cigarette and filter designs. The role provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions that meet consumer expectations while advancing your career within a global organization.

Responsibilities

• Create cigarette and filter designs from initial concept to final production.
• Develop prototypes that align with product targets and intended consumer experiences.
• Translate design ideas into practical development plans and testable solutions.
• Analyze performance data to identify key drivers and refine designs accordingly.
• Ensure prototypes meet technical targets and are robust for manufacturing.
• Collaborate with Markets, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to bring designs into production.
• Resolve technical issues to maintain consistency between design intent and manufacturing reality.
• Improve design development, testing, and delivery processes to ensure reliable product performance.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in a technical or scientific field.
• At least 5 years of experience in cigarette/filter design, production, or product development within FMCG.
• Strong expertise in process/manufacturing engineering, materials science, or quality/analytical roles.
• Experience with prototyping, product performance, and material-process interactions.
• Ability to understand cause-effect relationships between design and performance.
• Strong analytical thinking and comfort working with data.
• Structured work approach with clear communication skills.
• Ability to work with different teams to move work forward.
• Demonstrated expertise in trial, data, and iteration.
• Ability to connect design decisions to real product performance.
• Ownership from problem definition to implementation.
• Ability to learn quickly and figure things out independently.
• Understanding of both details and the bigger picture.
• Expertise to ensure challenges assumptions with data.
• Ability to take responsibilities and ensure deliverables/products that perform consistently for consumers.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.

What the company offers

• Empowerment to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone’s contribution is respected.
• Endless opportunities to progress within a global business.
• Take pride in delivering a smoke-free future.

About the company

The company is undergoing a revolutionary change to transform its business. The company values creativity, courage, and risk-taking. The company fosters an inclusive and diverse culture. The company is a global business with staggering size and scale.

• The company is undergoing a revolutionary change to transform its business.
• The company values creativity, courage, and risk-taking.
• The company fosters an inclusive and diverse culture.
• The company is a global business with staggering size and scale.