Senior Packaging Engineer

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last-mile logistics. We design, build, and operate our aircraft and offer drone delivery services on two continents. As part of Alphabet (Google’s parent company), our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet.

About the role

Wing is looking for a Senior Packaging Design Engineer to join our team in Palo Alto, CA. You will act as a technical authority and key partner across hardware and operations, defining, designing, and commercializing structural packaging solutions for logistics, customer-facing interactions, and specialized hardware projects. In this role, you will provide deep subject-matter expertise and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidance while balancing structural protection, user experience, unit cost, and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Provide packaging design expertise and technical guidance across logistics, customer touchpoints, and specialized hardware projects; collaborate with aircraft design owners to align packaging with vehicle-level constraints.
• Select optimal materials and processes to balance structural integrity, cost, and user experience.
• Define test requirements for packaging tests and guide Contract Manufacturers in establishing evaluation methods to ensure reliability and performance.
• Support equipment, line, and transit trials alongside cross-functional and manufacturing partners; establish standard testing methodologies and analyze empirical data to resolve root causes of field failures.
• Author and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation, including packaging specifications, CAD drawings, process instructions, and BOMs; ensure quality standards, artwork compliance, and regulatory documentation across product lines.
• Partner with Procurement and Operations to evaluate cost estimates, drive value analysis, and optimize packaging mass, landed costs, fulfillment speed, stack density, and material standardization.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of direct experience as a Packaging Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, or Industrial Designer, with a track record of developing, validating, and commercializing complex packaging solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of packaging design principles, structural mechanics, converting/molding technologies, and hybrid packaging structures.
• Expert-level command of 2D/3D CAD platforms (e.g., ArtiosCAD, Esko, SolidWorks, CATIA) and palletization/pack-density software (e.g., CAPE, TOPS).
• Familiarity with industry-standard package testing protocols, including transit simulation and structural integrity testing.
• Outstanding communication skills; ability to translate user experience and operational requirements into technical specifications and explain DFM constraints clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in shared-ownership environments, navigate high-ambiguity trade-offs, and drive multiple complex projects to completion.
• Proven ability to convert product and business needs into detailed technical specifications for internal and external development initiatives.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally as required.

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $211,000 USD – $224,000 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.