Integrated Packaging Systems Specialist

barrywehmiller; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry-Wehmiller BW Packaging Facility is seeking an Application Engineer - Automation & Integration to define the technical foundation for automation opportunities and translate customer requirements into clear, executable system concepts and layouts.

You will partner cross-functionally to shape front-end definitions, create cohesive end-to-end layouts, and support estimating, proposals, and handoffs to Operations, ensuring disciplined execution and scalable solutions across packaging projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5–8 years of industry experience.
• Strong understanding of packaging systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer specifications and operating requirements into integrated packaging and automation concepts.
• Create and maintain layout drawings reflecting proposed system configurations.
• Develop controls-related estimating inputs and define technical scope for proposals.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, and internal teams to support demos and project handoffs.
• Apply standard workflows and continuous improvement to front-end execution.

Skills

Packaging systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

About Us:

BW Packaging is driving performance at the intersection of people, technology, and customer care. As part of the privately held Barry-Wehmiller family, we unite a global team of packaging experts with a clear purpose: People Who Care, Building Solutions that Perform. We take on our customers' toughest challenges as our own - delivering both innovative and enduring solutions that set the standard for value and performance. Our strength comes from our people and the power of our brands - trusted names in packaging that are known worldwide for engineering excellence, application expertise, and lifetime commitment to customer success. Truly Human Leadership guides our belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. We are committed to forging lasting partnerships with our customers, earning their trust through integrity, expertise, and execution. With our full range of packaging solutions and long term partnership and service, we help customers achieve operational excellence today while building the future of packaging together.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Business Title: Application Engineer - Automation & Integration

Reports To: Team Lead, Application Engineering

Location: BW Packaging Facility

Travel: Up to 30% - Domestic and International

Position Summary

Defines the technical foundation for automation and integration opportunities across BW Packaging. Translates customer requirements into clear, executable system concepts and layouts that enable accurate estimates, confident proposals, and reliable execution.

Partners cross functionally to shape front-end technical definition. Drives clarity, feasibility, and alignment to define well-scoped, executable automation and integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Applications & Concept Development

• Translate customer specifications and operating requirements into integrated packaging and automation concepts.
• Define system concepts, layouts, and solution definitions aligned with BW Packaging standards and delivery capabilities.
• Evaluate application fit, system interfaces, and integration considerations across packaging, conveyance, controls, and OEM components.
• Lead technical discussions with internal teams and customers to define scope, assumptions, constraints, and tradeoffs.

Layouts & Technical Definition

• Create and maintain layout drawings reflecting proposed system configurations and facility constraints.
• Integrate internally developed and partner-supplied equipment into cohesive, end-to-end system layouts.
• Ensure layouts and technical documentation accurately represent proposed scope, operating intent, and integration boundaries.

Estimating & Proposal Enablement

• Develop and validate controls-related estimating inputs, including engineering hours, assembly effort, and material requirements, aligned to the defined technical solution and integration scope.
• Establish clear technical scope, assumptions, and integration requirements that enable accurate estimates and proposals.
• Partner with Global Supply Chain to ensure accurate definition and alignment of controls component pricing inputs based on approved technical scope.
• Collaborate with Controls & Operations to validate technical assumptions and integration complexity.
• Drive technical clarity within proposal content through precise descriptions, scope definition, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure opportunity and technical scope data remain accurate within approved commercial systems.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Sales and Business Development to shape opportunities and guide customer technical discussions.
• Coordinate with internal teams and electrical contractors as needed to support controls-related demo and installation estimating assumptions.
• Define technical intent and scope during project handoff to Operations to enable execution readiness.
• Participate in internal reviews, customer design discussions, and project kickoffs as required.

Process Discipline & Continuous Improvement

• Apply standard workflows, documentation practices, and application definition methodologies.
• Identify and implement improvements to tools, templates, and data quality within Application Engineering.
• Advance disciplined and scalable front-end execution practices across automation and integration projects.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required; and 5 - 8 years of industry experience.

• Strong understanding of packaging systems,