Senior Engineer, Promotional Packaging, L'Oréal Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Define, engineer, and optimize technical conceptions according to L’Oréal standards, ensuring they are highly cost-effective to execute by Assembly.
• Proactively evaluate technical and timeline risks, develop robust mitigation plans, and elevate blocking points to ensure on-time validations.
• Fully own technical milestones in project timelines to ensure on-time technical validation (including developing conceptions, approving dielines/artwork).
• Develop clear, comprehensive assembly and finished good instructions for 3rd party and contract manufacturers to ensure seamless production.
• Define and execute appropriate testing plans; analyze, interpret, and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Interface directly with Project Managers, Marketing, and Creative brand leads to influence package design options and champion technical feasibility.
• Drive alignment with external suppliers and contract manufacturers, ensuring adherence to L’Oréal’s rigorous quality and technical standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with relevant internship
• Strong PC skills; MS Office, PowerPoint
• Good communication skills, to be able to deal effectively with all levels of the organization and our suppliers; experienced presentation skills with large and diverse audiences
• Good organizational skills to manage the documentation, materials, and information
• Ability to travel up to 25% to domestic and/or international suppliers and contract manufacturing plants
• Works well under pressure and able to prioritize workload to meet timeline demands of projects

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in package development desired preferably in the cosmetics, consumer goods or related field
• Specification management experience (any system)
• Understanding of production & printing of secondary packaging (i.e. cartons, shrink labels etc.)

Pay

Base Salary Range: $77,400- $93,775 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)

Benefits

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs