Entry-Level Packaging Systems Design Engineer | Travel

IFAB Engineering Partners LP; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dennis Group is seeking a Packaging Engineer to scope, layout, install, and commission packaging lines for our food and beverage clients. You will collaborate with process, controls, and building system engineers to define equipment requirements and create layouts and testing procedures.

This role emphasizes on-site construction coordination, 50%+ travel, and development of design basis documents, equipment lists, and bid packages with a focus on packaging flow, material balance, and sanitary

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, packaging, industrial, or manufacturing engineering.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling in scope, layout, install, and commissioning of packaging equipment lines.
• Experience working for professional services, packaging, and food & beverage firms is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and familiarity with AutoCAD.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and a positive, can-do, team-oriented attitude.
• Strong problem solving, organizing, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing design concepts, estimates and functional specifications for packaging lines.
• Interpreting mechanical design requirements and customer specifications to ensure that all requirements are realized in the design of the packaging system.
• Specification, purchase, installation and commissioning of packaging equipment.
• On-site construction project coordination and management.
• Machine and process design.
• Preparation of machine testing requirements and procedures.
• Preparation of equipment specification, purchase documentation as well as equipment / facility layout.
• Surveying existing conditions.
• Creating packaging flow diagrams.
• Creating material balance.
• Creating packaging matrix.
• Creating equipment lists.
• Assisting with equipment bid packages.
• Understanding size and placement of control/electrical panels.
• Creating design basis documents and scopes of work.
• Producing basis of design documentation.
• Preparation and advisement in manufacturing and packaging design principles including conveyance, wrapping, bagging, cartoning, filling, bottling, case packing and palletizing.
• Assisting in process simulation.
• Providing construction site support.
• Observing rough-in construction compliance and plans, specs, and details (install support team member).
• Assisting in sanitary design and warehouse design and layout.
• Developing AutoCAD equipment layouts.

Skills

Communication skills

Team-oriented

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, packaging, industrial, or manufacturing engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Dennis Group is seeking a Packaging Engineer to scope, layout, install, and commission packaging lines for our food and beverage clients. You will collaborate with process, controls, and building system engineers to define equipment requirements and create layouts and testing procedures.

This role emphasizes on-site construction coordination, 50%+ travel, and development of design basis documents, equipment lists, and bid packages with a focus on packaging flow, material balance, and sanitary