The Senior Packaging Engineer establishes best practices, standards, and long-term strategies while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver creative, high-quality, functional packaging solutions across global markets
- Serve as a senior technical authority for packaging design, materials, processes, and performance across multiple product categories and distribution channels
- Lead and oversee the complete packaging development lifecycle, with accountability for execution and performance, including concept development, design execution, prototyping, validation testing, commercialization, and post-launch optimization
- Troubleshoot new and existing packaging problems involving designs, materials and processes and provide creative, efficient, timely, and cost-effective solutions
- Analyze engineering drawings and specifications of product to determine physical characteristics of items, special handling, environmental and safety requirements, sustainability, regulatory compliance, and types of materials required for packaging
- Utilize advanced CAD, simulation, and design tools to develop packaging solutions and guide design intent
- Establish, maintain, and continuously improve packaging standards, specifications, and guidelines, including supplier qualification and evaluation criteria
- Lead supplier selection, development, and performance reviews; build long term technical partnerships with domestic and global packaging vendors
- Review and approve production samples, pilot runs, and first articles; provide expert feedback to vendors, manufacturing partners, and internal stakeholders
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Development, Project Management, Creative, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and global supplier network
Define and execute packaging test plans using industry-standard methods (ISTA, ASTM, ISO, etc.) to ensure packaging performance meets or exceeds shipping, handling, and regulatory requirements
- Lead packaging testing and experiments, line trials, and equipment evaluations to validate designs and improve quality, efficiency and scalability
- Provide expertise in packaging equipment and machinery capabilities; actively participate in equipment selection, validation, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure packaging designs are optimized for manufacturability
- Author and approve packaging specifications, testing protocols, raw material documentation, and all other related SOPs for new and existing products
- Ensure packaging designs comply with GMPs, FDA and global regulatory requirements, quality systems, safety standards, and sustainability initiatives
- Identify and implement cost saving initiatives related to packaging materials, labor, efficiency, transportation, and storage
- Work closely with Engineering to optimize packaging supply base for cost, lead time, quality, regionalization, standardization, supply assurance, and compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements
- Personally manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, while mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior packaging engineers to ensure all department timelines, budgets, and performance metrics are met
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