Packaging Project Engineer

About the role

The Packaging Project Engineer will oversee the development, design, validation, and project management of packaging initiatives across the Life Sciences business. This includes new packaging design, material conversions/down gauging, quality improvements, and sustainability improvements for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions. The packaging is for disposable plastic ware for cell culture devices, bioprocess vessels, glass ware, pharma packaging, and liquid handling products used for drug discovery, bioprocess, and research.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and technical expertise to packaging projects
• Functions as liaison between the commercial and manufacturing functions with regard to developing packaging specifications, acceptance testing, and validating new packaging materials, equipment, and processes
• Prepares new packaging design documentation for new products
• Collaborates with packaging suppliers to ensure consistent material quality and to verify supplier accountability for specifications
• Leads project resources to achieve required objectives
• Provides packaging expertise to wide variety of business functions through project team participation
• Identifies and conducts due diligence on continuous improvement projects in packaging

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science plus 3 years of progressive experience as a packaging engineer in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry
• Alternatively, Master’s degree in Packaging Science with 1-2 years of experience as a packaging engineer in the medical device, pharmaceutical industry, or life sciences industry
• Experience with DOE (Design of Experiments)
• ASTM and ISTA testing procedures and/or standards
• TOPS Pro or CAPE packaging design software and CAD (SolidWorks) modeling
• Experience interpreting drawings
• Experience in designing packaging for automation

Qualifications

This position does not support immigration sponsorship. The range for this position is $84,873.00 - $116,701.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$84,873.00 - $116,701.00

Schedule

100% on site, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with flexibility as needed