Packaging Engineer

Ángel Albino Corzo - Mexico

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Packaging Engineer

What youll do:

Lead and coordinate design and optimization for all regional and external packaging design activities for automotive components automation cells and service/aftermarket parts. This role ensures technical integrity cost efficiency and alignment with internal and customer standards while coordinating with external design resources. Ensure efficient handoff design consolidation and quality resolution across all packaging projects.

Develop Design and Test packaging (all iterations of expendable & returnable) including distribution testing.

Validate and certify all packaging where applicable to DOT & HazMat requirements entering moving within and exiting the Americas.

Drive efficiencies through standardization of packaging materials processes and utilization. Own the supplier packaging dBase (LIS) data cleansing and content management. Own the customer packaging responses as part of the PPAP process and content management through the various customer packaging portals.

Engineer packaging (racks totes dunnage corrugate) for protection pack density ergonomics and logistics cost; create drawings/specs and maintain revision control.

Create innovative and robust packaging solutions for new and existing automotive components using 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks or CATIA.

Own CAD design of steel racks/totes and custom dunnage (foam plastic textiles); calculate containerization and lineside presentation.

Coordinate with internal teams (engineering manufacturing sales finance etc.) and our packaging vendors for new and existing projects to find opportunities to reduce cost and improve performance efficiencies and safety.

Run sample builds line trials and transport/durability tests; document results and release specs.

Qualify packaging materials and formats; author standard work instructions; lead trials and validation for new/changed SKUs.

Understand and execute safety quality and regulatory compliance in the packaging area.

Execute inbound/outbound service packaging standards; evaluate expendable vs. returnable per lane and volume.

Review/approve supplier proposals; maintain spec database and PFEP for service/parts Analyze damage data and lead corrective actions and redesigns.

Coordinate with Service Ops Warehousing and Supplier Quality on readiness and change control.

Create consumerfacing packaging (branding instructions fixtures) without compromising protection.

Design cellfriendly packaging: datum/orientation features leadins/chamfers pockets pokayoke geometries for high firstpass pick rates.

Collaborate with controls/robotics: EOAT/gripper interfaces (grip surfaces vacuum suitability compressibility clearances) and standard pick windows.

Participate with purchasing in packaging vendor qualification selection on-boarding and score carding. Own the operations focused vendor relationship.

Reduce overall costs through collaboration with suppliers manufacturing sites cross docks and customer locations on returnable container fleet quantities standard container sizes materials dunnage design labeling damage assessment and life-cycle management (returnable reuse program)

What is required:

BS in Packaging Engineering strongly preferred; Mechanical/Industrial acceptable 3-5 years of related experience CAD & Packaging: SolidWorks/NX/CATIA;

ArtiosCAD for corrugated/dunnage; read drawings GD&T basic tolerance stacks. Palletization/Cartonization: TOPS/Cape Pack (or WMS-native).

Materials: Corrugate/corrplast HDPE/PP thermoforms foams (EPE/XLPE/PU) textiles steel/aluminum racks; ESD/cleanliness & wash/repair considerations.

Testing & Standards: ISTA 1A/2A/3A/6A ASTM D4169; load-securement best practices; small-parcel vs LTL/ocean constraints.

Automation-readiness (nice to have): datum/orientation features for robot/vision pick EOAT/grip surfaces label windows/fiducials.

Methods: DFMEA/PFMEA DOE line trials buyoff checklists; evidence-based iteration.

Whats in it for you:

Attractive compensation package

Recognition awards company events family events university discount options and many more perks.

Gender Pay Equality

Autoliv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Autoliv does not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race color religion national origin ancestry gender sexual orientation gender identify and/or expression age disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local employment discrimination laws where Autoliv does business.

Packaging EngineerWhat youll do: Lead and coordinate design and optimization for all regional and external packaging design activities for automotive components automation cells and service/aftermarket parts. This role ensures technical integrity cost efficiency and alignment with internal and custo...