Junior Packaging Development Engineer

• Extensive involvement in product creation initiatives and advancement of innovative packaging concepts.
• High visibility across technical, operational, quality, and commercial teams.
• Opportunity to build experience in testing, documentation, prototype evaluation, and product improvement.
• Career growth in a specialized packaging segment with expanding market relevance.
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), tuition support, paid time off, and additional wellness resources.

• Support development of packaging concepts for temperature sensitive, industrial, and consumer applications.
• Build prototypes and help run lab and transit tests to compare design performance.
• Record findings, summarize results, and prepare clear documentation for internal teams.
• Partner with engineering, quality, operations, and commercial teams during new product projects.
• Help maintain lab tools, testing equipment, and an organized work area.
• Contribute ideas for material selection, sustainability, manufacturability, and cost improvement.
• Track project timelines and escalate equipment or testing issues quickly.
• Stay current on packaging trends, test methods, and emerging materials.

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or a related engineering discipline preferred.
• Approximately 1+ years of experience in packaging development, product testing, lab support, or manufacturing engineering.
• Exposure to lab testing, validation, or distribution performance standards is helpful.
• Familiarity with CAD tools such as SolidWorks is a plus.
• Strong communication, organization, and data analysis skills.
• Highly effective at conveying information, managing priorities, and interpreting complex data sets.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving, on-site environment.
• Interest in cold chain, protective packaging, healthcare packaging, or related applications is preferred.
• Comfortable with infrequent travel requirements, averaging roughly 5–10% as needed.

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