Sr Engineer-Packaging Innovation & Development

Your Impact

The Sr Engineer Packaging Innovation & Development will lead the creation of cost-effective sustainable and structurally sound packaging for Lowes Private Brands products sold in-store and online. This role supports over 400 product groups across Home Décor Hardlines and Building Materials collaborating with internal teams and external vendors to deliver innovative packaging solutions aligned with visual cost and sustainability goals. The Sr Engineer will develop prototypes and final packaging designs that meet corporate sustainability commitments.

What You Will Do

• Lead the structural design and revision of packaging concepts across assigned Lowes Private Brands categories delivering innovative right-sized and cost-effective solutions that align with brand strategies and product requirements.
• Develop plans for new and refreshed packaging systems validate solutions and implement rollouts.
• Support corporate sustainability goals through the development of consumer-facing and supply chain packaging that reduces material use incorporates recyclable content and aligns with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) regulations. Maintain knowledge of evolving laws and industry initiatives impacting packaging design and compliance.
• Partner with the quality assurance team to define packaging specifications maintain product protection through the supply chain and ensure structural integrity through proper material selection and vendor compliance.
• Participate in product commercialization timelines and coordinate execution with the packaging operations team.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and domestic and international vendors to deliver packaging solutions that support business priorities.
• Establish strategic relationships with suppliers to drive innovation improve efficiency and reduce cost.
• Conduct ongoing competitive benchmarking and market research including frequent store walks to identify emerging packaging trends and opportunities for innovation.
• Support the collection and organization of packaging data at the SKU level including weights dimensions materials print styles and packaging processes to enable data-driven design decisions and performance tracking.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in packaging design packaging engineering industrial design or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement if applicable
• 7 years of experience in packaging development
• Proven experience with packaging materials and related technologies
• Experience in and understanding of the entire packaging design process from concept prototype testing and production

About Lowes

Lowes Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than$86 billion. Lowes employs approximately 300000 associates and operates over 1700 home improvement stores 530 branches and 130 distribution centers. Based inMooresville N.C. Lowes supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe affordable housing improving community spaces helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information visit.

Lowes is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race color religious creed sex gender age ancestry national origin mental or physical disability or medical condition sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status military or veteran status genetic information or any other category protected under federal state or local law.