Packaging Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; preferably in Packaging Engineering.
• At least 5 years of experience in packaging design and development or manufacturing.
• Advanced capability in designing complex packaging and packaging instructions using CAD software such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks.
• Proficiency leading design history file (DHF) projects for packaging and instrument cases.
• Advanced knowledge of packaging validation processes required by quality and regulatory standards.
• Advanced ability to research packaging materials and suppliers for manufacturing improvements or cost reductions.
• Advanced ability to lead global packaging design or process-improvement projects.
• Advanced ability to write and approve technical documentation internally and review and approve documentation from external packaging subcontractors.
• Proficiency creating packaging procedures and providing training on procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of design and manufacturing processes and the ability to incorporate improvements into designs.
• Proficiency specifying and communicating packaging-related design or process improvements with manufacturing and contract packagers.
• Proficiency supporting and participating in internal and external audits for regulatory compliance.
• Complete understanding and application of relevant principles, concepts, practices, and standards, with full knowledge of industry practices.

Nice To Haves

• Medical device packaging or manufacturing environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate packaging development activities for new products and product improvement projects.
• Create and maintain packaging engineering specifications using CAD, 3D modeling, or other software tools.
• Create and maintain packaging designs for sterile and non-sterile products.
• Select packaging materials based on product and sterilization requirements.
• Create and maintain packaging instructions for final manufacturing packaging assembly.
• Communicate packaging process validation activities to manufacturing or designated design team members.
• Coordinate and execute packaging design validation activities after packaging process approval.
• Oversee package testing to verify packaging and product viability, including sterile and non-sterile barrier protection.
• Generate protocols, test reports, engineering adoptions, and test documentation in accordance with quality standards and approved documentation systems.
• Ensure packaging development activities are completed before packaging design transfer.
• Coordinate instrument case development for new products and product improvement projects.
• Coordinate and create instrument case layouts with design teams and contract suppliers.
• Create and maintain instrument case specifications.
• Oversee design verification and validation activities for instrument cases.
• Lead instrument case projects when the instrument case is a standalone new product introduction.
• Support packaging engineering-related corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Provide packaging documentation to Regulatory and Quality for 510(k) and ERC submissions and audits.
• Create bills of materials and generate engineering change orders for new products, revisions, and maintenance.
• Communicate with design teams and contract suppliers using project management tools and written and verbal communication.
• Support product design changes that develop or improve existing products and affect existing packaging.
• Coach, mentor, and supervise technicians and junior packaging engineers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-provided life insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Supplemental insurance plans (accident, cancer, hospital, and critical illness)
• Matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Annual bonus
• Wellness incentive program
• Free onsite medical clinics
• Free onsite lunch
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Volunteer PTO
• Employee assistance provider (EAP)
• Deferred compensation plan (DCP)