Packaging Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

Duties:

• Validation and testing of commercial package design and any modifications to existing package design.
• Recommends appropriate packaging equipment, tooling, and/or materials to meet regulatory requirement for package testing.
• Converts customer/regulatory needs into existing package design.
• Develops prototypes of concepts and subcomponent mechanisms.
• Designs/re-designs and develops tooling and fixturing required to support existing or package design/re-design.
• Utilizes design concepts and analysis techniques, including but not limited to:
• Failure Mode Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis & modeling
• Geometric Dimensioning
• Statistical Analysis
• Tolerancing Analysis
• Stress/Strain Analysis
• Works with vendors and customers to identify appropriate materials and components to meet packaging requirements.
• Analyzes existing design to ensure that the specifications (Product Performance Specifications) meet the customers’ and/or regulatory requirement.
• Ability to detail re-designs to ensure manufacturability; proper dimensioning and tolerances stack-up analysis. Recommends modifications as required.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate documentation of activities in accordance with existing policies and procedures (Divisions, Corporate, and Regulatory compliance)
• Actively participates on MDR project team meetings and/or Design Reviews.

Experience Required

• Minimum 2 years experience or relevant experience

Skills & Certifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Proven ability to design/re-design existing commercial packaging
• Proficient in the use of a personal computer with intermediate keyboarding skills and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Microsoft Project, and various statistical software packages.
• Regulated industry experience a plus
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and Access
  Autocad/Drawing experience

Eligibilities & qualifications

Education and Qualifications:

• BS in Packaging Engineering or related field of study
• Minimum 2 years experience or relevant experience