R&D Packaging Sr Principal Engineer

PepsiCo • Plano, TX

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About The Position

PepsiCo is hiring an R&D Packaging Sr Principal Engineer in Plano, Texas. The role focuses on developing food packaging and packaging systems, including multilayer high-barrier rigid containers and flexible film-based packages. It also involves designing packaging machinery and systems for proprietary filling, sealing, and package-conversion processes, and validating packaging materials and systems through acceptance testing and manufacturing-plant trials. The position requires 30% domestic and international travel to the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Nine years of experience in packaging and packaging system design and development.
• Nine years of experience developing, writing, and maintaining packaging material specifications.
• Eight years of experience designing packaging for multilayer high-barrier rigid containers and flexible film-based barrier packs.
• Seven years of experience identifying, analyzing, and improving existing packaging and processes to drive continuous improvement and business advantage.
• Five years of experience designing and developing packaging systems to support implementation of new systems in production.
• Five years of experience overseeing Commissioning–Qualification–Validation processes during commercialization of new packaging technologies.
• Five years of experience developing project updates and regularly reporting program progress to senior management.
• Five years of experience identifying new technologies and assessing their applicability to packaging productivity, sustainability, and innovation programs.
• Five years of experience creating business case analyses to justify programs and present them to senior leadership teams.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally 30% of the time, including to the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Responsibilities

• Design food packaging for multilayer high-barrier rigid containers.
• Design food packaging for multilayer high-barrier flexible pillow packages.
• Develop innovative containers for direct food-contact applications.
• Design packaging machines and systems for filling and sealing proprietary rigid canisters.
• Design packaging machines and systems for converting proprietary flexible film-based packages.
• Conduct acceptance testing and manufacturing-plant validations of packaging systems and materials.
• Develop, write, and maintain packaging material specifications.
• Identify, analyze, and improve existing packaging and processes to support continuous improvement and competitive advantage.
• Support implementation of new packaging systems in production environments.
• Oversee Commissioning–Qualification–Validation processes during commercialization of new packaging technologies.
• Prepare project update documentation and regularly update senior management on program progress.
• Identify new technologies and assess their applicability to packaging productivity, sustainability, and innovation programs.
• Create business case analyses to justify programs and present them to senior leadership teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior