Packaging Engineer
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Duration: 02/16/2026 to 02/15/2027
Location: Palo Alto CA USA 94304 Remote.
Schedule: 40 hr work week. 8:00am - 5:00pm
Job Description:
Experience Requirements
Education: Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering (minimum)
Experience:
o 2 years overall experience required
o 3 years of design experience preferred
Must-Have Skills
1. Manufacturing experience
2. Experience working directly with supplier vendors
3. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe products
4. Familiarity with packaging engineering including:
o Testing methodologies
o Material selection
o Regulatory and legislative considerations
Nice-to-Have Skills
SAP experience within a manufacturing environment
Experience interfacing with part suppliers
Advanced or extended familiarity with Microsoft Suite
Additional hands-on packaging engineering experience (testing materials compliance)
Description of working tasks:
- Responsibility for the design and modification of product-specific packaging for worldwide shipping in compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g. legal requirements)
- During development various standards laws or guidelines must be complied with both nationally and internationally. However these are taught as part of training courses.
- Organization and implementation of packaging tests
- Experience in the field of packaging / packaging design
Knowledge / Education:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering - specialization in Mechanical Engineering
- More than 3 years of professional experience
- 1-2 years of experience in design
- Basic knowledge of global regulatory requirements in particular the EU Directive 2025/40 (PPWR) as well as the EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC or the EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 or similar directives
- Experience in the field of Sustainability Circularity in the field of packaging transport and logistics processes as well as knowledge of corresponding global regulations
- NX / Teamcenter (Expert) or comparable 3D CAD tools (i.e. Solidworks Pro/E Creo)
- SAP knowledge (Advanced)
- Welding technologies (basic) knowledge
Role Requirements:
- May require travel to manufacturing sites Issaquah WA; San Jose CA; Hoffman Estates IL; OR Knoxville TN to verify aspects of packaging. Driving proximity to these company sites is a plus.
- May also require visits to supplier sites around the US
- Up to 25% travel could be expected
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Food Industry
- Minitab
- Packaging
- CAD
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Plastics Blow Molding
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Plastics Injection Molding
- Microsoft Project
- Manufacturing
