Design Engineering Manager (thermoforming packaging)

The Siena Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Siena Group is seeking a Design Engineering Leader for an onsite Chicagoland role. This working leader blends hands-on thermoformed packaging design with team leadership across a small design group that interfaces with tooling, engineering, and manufacturing.

You will engage with customers during intake conversations, participate in part reviews and trial runs, and spend time on the factory floor to ensure manufacturability. Salary range is $140,000–$160,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred in a technical field.
• Must have at least 5 years of thermoformed packaging design.
• Must have at least 5 years working in a highly regulated environment (pharma or medical device).
• Must have proven history of leading a team.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively across a variety of internal and external teams.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers for intake conversations and reviews.
• Review parts and run trials with cross-functional teams.
• Work with tooling, engineering and manufacturing to ensure manufacturability.
• Lead a small team of design engineers and mentor juniors.

Skills

Thermoformed packaging design

Team leadership

Cross-functional communication

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Job description

A growing thin gauge medical device packaging thermoformer is looking for aDesign Engineering Leader. This is a ‘working leader,’ combining both your design skills for new part design and leading a small team of Design Engineers. The team is one of several business units in a much larger organization, effectively functioning as a smaller unit with nimbleness, flatness, a collaborative environment, and a great bunch of people… with the resources that comes their parent company.

This is not a desk job, focused solely on design behind a screen. You will work with customers for intake conversations, part reviews, trials runs, and more; work cross-functionally with tooling, engineering, and manufacturing; and spend time on floor to ensure manufacturability.

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred in a technical field
• Must have at least 5 years of thermoformed packaging design
• Must have at least 5 years working in a highly regulated environment (pharma or medical device)
• Must have proven history of leading a team
• Proven ability to communicate effectively across a variety of internal and external teams

This is an onsite role (Chicagoland region) given the nature of the team dynamics.

Compensation $140,000.00 – $160,000.00