Automotive Packaging Engineer

Autokiniton•Watertown, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

AUTOKINITON delivers operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics. We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging or equivalent experience.
Minimum of six (6) years of experience.
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
Ability to lead presentations to leadership as required.
Knowledge of logistics, transportation alternatives and customer expectations.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes, product designs, safety, quality and workflow.
Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office software.

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

Designs and develop protective packaging containers, dunnage and unique racks.
Analyzes engineering drawings and specifications to determine physical requirements, quality, safety and materials needs.
Determine cost and feasibility of producing versus purchasing packaging.
Creates drawings, specifications, samples, and written analyses of packaging for approvals.
Meets with customers and sales representatives to assist with contracts and production support requirements.
Designs and develop efficient and effective packaging solutions for products.
Analyzes engineering designs and specifications to establish physical requirements.
Evaluates quality assurance, logistics, safety and materials alternatives.
Determine container costs, movement costs and feasibility limitations.
Creates engineering drawings, samples and written standards for packaging.
May lead project teams of significant scope including other engineering colleagues.
May coordinate vendor and/or associate work assignments on packaging projects.
May lead cross-functional work teams.
Interfaces on a frequent basis with packaging, operations, internal and external customers.