Senior Associate Packaging Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Associate Packaging Engineer will develop and engineer packaging from concept through mass production for Mammoth Brands’ Personal Care portfolio. The role supports custom and stock primary packaging—including bottles, caps, pumps, and jars—as well as secondary packaging such as folding cartons and gift sets. The engineer will help create thoughtful, functional consumer experiences while supporting new product introductions, retail exclusives, promotions, partnerships, and operational initiatives. The position works with suppliers and cross-functional teams to design, test, qualify, and release packaging components, tooling, equipment, and processes. It also contributes to packaging sustainability and innovation, specifications, production color standards, printing and decorating, line trials, and troubleshooting. The role reports to the Director of Packaging and is based within the Product Organization’s Design Team. Mammoth Brands works in-office Tuesday through Thursday at its SoHo office.
Requirements
- A degree or studies in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field; a bachelor’s degree in Package Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years of experience designing, testing, and developing new packaging using a range of component manufacturing processes and materials.
- Knowledge of material properties and packaging components such as pumps, closures, bottles, tubes, aerosols, folding cartons, gift sets, flexible films, and laminations.
- A good eye for design and aesthetics, with experience in decorating techniques and materials used on primary and secondary packaging.
- Ability to articulate and defend technical packaging decisions and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams.
- Experience creating 2D engineering drawings that define critical-to-quality dimensions and using engineering analysis methods such as tolerance analysis and statistical analysis.
- Strong organization, dependability, and self-motivation, with the ability to excel in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.
- A willingness to keep learning and acknowledge when an answer is not known.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with one 3D MCAD package, such as Artios or Solidworks.
- Experience with TOPS Packaging design software.
- Familiarity with Kongsberg cutting tables.
- A sense of humor.
Responsibilities
- Research packaging sustainability, innovation, and trends, and develop packaging components for new product introductions, retail exclusives, promotions, partnerships, and operational initiatives.
- Recommend and own workstreams to qualify packaging components, tooling, equipment, and processes.
- Develop packaging specifications; access, review, modify, or create 3D CAD models, 3D prints, and 2D engineering drawings for prototypes, samples, and component structure approvals.
- Partner with packaging component suppliers on design for manufacturing, develop robust testing plans, validate designs, and qualify production releases with technical cross-functional partners.
- Participate in and drive packaging engineering design reviews.
- Own packaging line trials and test plans; troubleshoot technical packaging issues during development and develop risk mitigation plans and packaging alternatives.
- Work with Production Artists to develop color standards and establish production color ranges.
- Apply printing and decorating experience to graphics design, decoration testing, and artwork approval.
- Issue and maintain packaging component specifications, finished goods specifications, and assembly instructions to support production accuracy and scalability.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with packaging component suppliers, contract manufacturers, and internal cross-functional partners.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) match.
- Equity in Mammoth Brands.
- Flexible time off and working hours.
- Learning and development stipend.
- Sabbatical after 5 years, with progressively longer sabbaticals after 10 and 15 years.
- 20 fully paid weeks off for parents who give birth, or 16 fully paid weeks off for all other paths to parenthood.
- In-person and virtual events, including happy hours, team-building events, and parties.
- Free products from the company’s family of brands.
- Office amenities include bagels on Wednesdays, lunch on Thursdays, and stocked kitchens with snacks, coffee, and drinks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
