Engineer, Packaging III

About the role

The Packaging Engineer III leads packaging development from concept through production, delivering structural packaging solutions that protect products, enhance brand experience, and meet cost, quality, and sustainability targets. This role owns packaging design execution, validation, supplier coordination, and issue resolution, serving as the technical expert for packaging across product categories.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop structural packaging solutions for new and existing products, including prototyping, validation, and production implementation.
• Apply DFM/DFA and Value Engineering to balance protection, aesthetics, manufacturability, sustainability, and cost.
• Conduct and oversee performance testing (e.g., ISTA, BIFMA) to validate transit durability and compliance.
• Create and maintain accurate 3D CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and specifications within PDM/PLM systems.
• Support prototype builds, pilot runs, and production ramp to ensure scalable execution.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for packaging-related quality, warranty, and field issues.
• Drive cost savings, material optimization, and sustainability improvements across existing packaging.
• Research and implement new materials and construction methods to improve packaging performance and efficiency.
• Partner with Product Engineering, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quality, PMO, and Supply Chain to ensure packaging feasibility, tooling readiness, and production alignment.
• Collaborate with suppliers to meet compliance, quality, cost, and timeline targets.
• Support seamless transition from development to production through