Sr. Packaging Engineer, Vernon Hills, IL

Job Responsibilities

• Owner of BDG's (Business Development Goals), responsible for developing and qualifying packaging solutions for aseptic and non-aseptic medical devices.
• Ensures alignment with domestic and international guidelines and standards.
• Leader of design control process of medium and high complexity projects.
• Owner of packaging systems specifications.
• Able to lead complex projects impacting design inputs / outputs, verification by testing / analysis, from start to end.
• Ensures appropriate multi-functional strategy is in place and manages risks appropriately to ensure compliance to specifications and timeline.
• Translate customer needs into engineering requirements leading to specific packaging and process specifications.
• Represent the R&D Packaging Function on multi-functional teams in order to drive Packaging strategy.
• Demonstrate strong personal accountability for successful completion of designate specific tasks and/or complete projects.
• Effectively communicate and influence decisions among project teams as well as functional and business leadership reviews.
• Proactively develop, maintain & share technical knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up to date on current trends and company policies. Mentor junior members in the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering or a related technical field, with equivalent experience also considered; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in packaging engineering within the medical device or drug development industries.
• Proven track record developing different packaging design systems for sterile medical device and/or pharmaceutical products.
• Demonstrated understanding to ISO 11607-1 & 2, ISO 13485, ISO 16975, ICH Guidelines, and packaging-related ASTM or ISTA standards.
• Demonstrated expertise in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), statistical analysis, and Design of Experiments methodologies.
• Proven ability to define and document packaging requirements for sterile packaging solutions.
• Proficient designing different packaging systems types for medical devices and pharmaceutical products.
• Experience with packaging design software ex. CAPE or TOPS and Solidworks.
• Skilled in verification and validation of content sterile packaging systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Experienced developing Packaging PFMEA and DFMEA.
• Proven experience developing technical rationales and design verification by analysis for pharmaceutical and/or medical device closure systems.
• Experience performing FEA to evaluate and optimize packaging designs.
• Understanding and application of core engineering principles, including first-principles analysis and calculations, to address packaging design challenges and development activities.