Packaging Engineer

Since 1965, Stoneridge has designed and manufactured advanced, award-winning technologies including driveline and transmission actuation systems, vision systems, emissions control systems, safety systems, and security and monitoring systems for vehicle OEMs in the commercial vehicle, automotive, off-highway and agricultural vehicle markets. We’re focused on the areas of greatest market need – both today and tomorrow. Our core products and technologies are aligned with industry megatrends including safety and security, vehicle intelligence, fuel efficiency and emissions. Join the Stoneridge Team as we continue to build upon our strong history and reputation for quality products to deliver innovative products and systems that address a need, exceed our customers’ expectations, and motivate our team.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Responsible to develop, validate and implement packaging concepts for finished goods based on customer requirements and plant guidelines. Additionally, recognizes opportunities on raw material supplier’s packaging to optimize costs and handling. Packaging engineer identifies, develops, leads, implements, and follows up improvement and/or cost savings/avoidance projects in logistics.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Validate BOM’s to ensure all packaging items are marked properly for cost and production relevancy to avoid PPV’s and/or inventory deviations.
• Responsible to design, validate and implement packaging concepts for finished goods based on customer requirements, International Standards, and plant guidelines.
• Recognizes opportunities on raw material supplier’s packaging to optimize costs and handling.
• Main contact to cross functional teams, customer, and suppliers, to support topics related to design and quality of the expendable/returnable packaging.
• Support on the analysis and monitoring of the packaging budget and forecast (Business Plan, Current Forecast, monthly cost reports).
• Identifies, develops, leads, implements, and follows up improvement and/or cost savings/avoidance projects in logistics and cost/piece.
• Usage of problem-solving tools to recommend and execute solutions to overcome issues to meet customer requirements.
• Loop Calculations for returnable containers from different customers.
• Create/Execute Engineering Changes Orders for packaging related updates/changes.
• Support Operations areas (Production, Manufacturing and Quality) for Customer Packaging related surveys, quality/design issues, alternate packaging options, etc.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

• General packaging processes knowledge – Advanced.
• Loop Calculation for Automotive Customers.
• ASTM/AIAG/ISTA test standards requirements.
• Automotive customer portals packaging information requirements.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Usage of software: NX preferred, SolidWorks/AutoCAD acceptable.
• Budget & forecast development and tracking knowledge/skills for returnable containers.

Join the company that’s driving the global transportation industry! Stoneridge is seeking highly-motivated individuals to be a part of our talented team that creates and delivers technology solutions to customers in the transportation industry worldwide. We offer a challenging but rewarding environment with global opportunities. We believe our diverse workforce contributes to our ability to better serve our customers by offering greater creativity, collaboration and productivity.