R&D Packaging Sr Principal Engineer
PepsiCo•Plano, TX
•$130,728 - $176,500
About The Position
PepsiCo is hiring an R&D Packaging Sr Principal Engineer in Plano, Texas. The role focuses on designing food packaging and packaging systems, including multi-layer high-barrier rigid containers and flexible film-based packages. The engineer will develop packaging for direct food contact, design proprietary filling, sealing, and film-conversion systems, and conduct acceptance testing and manufacturing-plant validations. The position requires 30% domestic and international travel to the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering, or a foreign equivalent.
- 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 multi-layer 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 competitiveness.
- Five years of experience designing and developing packaging systems to support implementation in a production environment.
- Five years of experience overseeing Commissioning–Qualification–Validation processes during commercialization of new packaging technologies.
- Five years of experience developing project update documentation and regularly updating senior management on program progress.
- Five years of experience identifying new technologies and assessing applicability to packaging productivity, sustainability, and innovation programs.
- Five years of experience creating business case analyses to support program justification and presentation to senior leadership.
- Ability to travel 30% domestically and internationally, including to the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Responsibilities
- Design food packaging for multi-layer high-barrier rigid containers.
- Design food packaging for multi-layer high-barrier flexible pillow packages.
- Develop innovative packaging 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 report program progress to senior management.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
