Packaging Engineer

Lincoln Motor Company; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Motor Company in Chennai, Tamil Nadu is seeking a Packaging Design Engineer to lead packaging concepts for vehicle and powertrain programs, ensuring timely delivery across FNA & IMG plants.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize packaging for cost, manufacturability, and logistics, and drive digital packaging design, 3D models, and DV/TVM validations to support virtual builds and ERGO concepts.

Qualifications

• Exposure to product development and packaging engineering.
• Knowledge of packaging materials standards (steel, plastics, cardboard, foam, elastomers) and manufacturing processes.
• GD&T and material flow processes understanding.

Responsibilities

• Capable to lead a team and coach the team to meet delivery requirements of packaging designs for new model studies and implementation.
• Drive team towards meeting customer requirements on packaging design.
• Collaborate with skill teams and coordinate with plants packaging engineers and MFE team to gather inputs.
• Benchmark NA, EU and IMG plant packaging and incorporate best in class design.
• Ensure optimized design for packaging with DFM, DFL and Ergo concepts.
• Oversee design validation and virtual testing of packaging.
• Drive cost-efficient packaging without compromising part quality.
• Support packaging deliverables from Forward Model to J1 milestones.
• Simulate and identify best packaging for each part using Pack Assistant Tool.
• Review existing packaging assets and recommend modifications for new programs.

Education

Engineering degree / Postgraduate with logistics and supply chain experience

Tools

CATIA

3DX

Teamcenter

Vismocup

AWS

Job description

Job Description:

• This position will be responsible to deliver Packaging Design & Concepts for Vehicle & Power Train Programs to support F&T Estimation as per submission Timeline for FNA & IMG Plants
• Prepare Packaging Design list from MBOM and plan the design deliveries at Pre
• Active support in conducting multiple reviews with cross functional team & senior management to make sure the packaging design & concepts met the requirement from plant, Ergo and logistics team.
• Ensure to deliver SPU packaging concept 3Ds and SPS concept 3Ds at Pre to assist VET team for their virtual build and virtual CLL.
• Perform virtual validation of the packaging design for Ergo and lineside fitment based on request.
• Perform TVM activities to reduce freight and material costs of the packaging.

Key Responsibilities

• Capable to lead a team and coach the team to meet delivery requirements of Packaging Designs for New Model studies and Implementation.
• Drive team towards meeting customer requirements on Packaging Design.
• Collaborate with Skill teams and coordinate with Plants Packaging Engineers and MFE team to get the required inputs for Packaging design.
• Benchmark NA, EU and IMG plant packaging and incorporate Best in Class design for the program.
• Ensure bringing the optimized design for packaging, imparting Design for Manufacturing, Design for logistics & Design for Ergo concepts.
• Ensure process adherence and enhancements by team during design, development and Virtual testing of packaging.
• Ensure low cost packaging design without affecting the part quality.
• To meet deliverables against each program milestones from Forward Model packaging engineering until J1.
• Simulate and identify best packaging for each part and implement through standardized process using Pack Assistant Tool.
• Perform reuse assessment for the current assets(Packaging CAD) and recommend the level of modification to suit for the new program parts wherever possible.
• Support implementation team and supplier by clarifying the doubts on packaging design.
• Co-ordinate physical testing of packaging at DTC or Third party supplier to ensure robust design(Need basis)
• Deliver packaging 3D models to support VET team for virtual build and virtual CLL.
• To validate supplier packaging design in terms of cost and Ergo to achieve efficient packaging design.
• Continuously evaluate existing packaging designs and provide input to maximize container & packaging cube utilization as a part of TVM leading to freight cost save.
• Drive environmental packaging solutions wherever possible.
• Support new team members in understanding the function and delinquencies.
• Introduce automation wherever possible in the process of packaging design to reduce lead time.

Technical Skills

• Exposure on Product Development, Packaging Engineering, Packaging Materials Standards(Steel, Plastics, Carboard, Foam, Elastomers), Manufacturing Processes, GD&T and Material Flow Processes desired.
• Experienced on design tool like CATIA, 3DX, Teamcenter, Vismocup and AWS.

Any Engineering / Post graduate with logistics and supply chain experience is preferred