Packaging Engineer

PeerSource; California; On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits during contract period

Job summary

PeerSource is seeking a Packaging Engineer for a 12-month contract in Ventura County, CA. The role focuses on designing and optimizing packaging and labeling for pharmaceutical and biotech products, ensuring regulatory compliance and product protection.

You will perform packaging verification/validation per ISTA/ASTM, collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain, and drive DFMEA, change control, supplier optimization, and cost reduction while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on packaging and/or labeling design in pharma/biotech/regulated manufacturing.
• Experience with packaging materials and their properties (glasses, polymers, papers).
• Knowledge of CAD documentation, BOMs, and DFMA principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize packaging and labeling solutions ensuring product protection and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate packaging materials based on performance, cost, and regulatory requirements.
• Plan and execute packaging verification and validation testing per ISTA and ASTM standards.
• Collaborate with suppliers to optimize materials, establish secondary sourcing, and resolve quality issues.
• Support packaging equipment selection and manufacturing process validation.
• Lead DFMEA, change control, deviations, and CAPAs for packaging.
• Maintain GMP-compliant packaging documentation with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Packaging design experience

GMP experience

CAD software SolidWorks

ISTA/ASTM testing knowledge

DFMEA/PFMEA

Project management

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

PeerSource is currently recruiting for a Packaging Engineer on a Contract basis. This role is based out of Ventura County, CA. Full benefits are provided during the 12 month contract period.

Summary

We are seeking a Packaging Engineer to support the design, development, testing, and optimization of packaging and labeling solutions for products used in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. This position will work cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams to support new product introductions, improve existing packaging designs, and ensure compliance with industry standards. The role will also focus on packaging validation, supplier optimization, cost reduction, and resolving packaging-related quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging and labeling solutions for new and existing products, ensuring product protection, usability, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop packaging requirements by evaluating customer needs, historical complaints, non-conformance data, competitor designs, and industry best practices.
• Evaluate packaging materials, including polymers, adhesives, inks, varnishes, paper, corrugate, films, and foams, based on performance, cost, sustainability, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and review packaging specifications, technical drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOMs), incorporating Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) and Design to Cost principles.
• Plan and execute packaging verification and validation testing in accordance with ISTA and ASTM standards, including drop, vibration, compression, humidity, and temperature testing. Develop test protocols and reports documenting results.
• Collaborate with suppliers to optimize packaging materials and designs, establish secondary sourcing options, resolve quality issues, and support procurement activities.
• Support packaging equipment selection, capital equipment requests, qualification, and manufacturing process validation, including packaging line improvements and production transitions.
• Lead packaging-related risk assessments (DFMEA), change control activities, deviation investigations, and corrective actions to address non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations to maintain packaging documentation and ensure compliance with GMP, GDP, REACH, RoHS, and applicable industry requirements.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of hands-on packaging and/or labeling design and development experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or a related regulated manufacturing industry.
• Strong knowledge of packaging materials and their structural and chemical properties, including glass, polymers, adhesives, inks, varnishes, and paper.
• Experience with packaging design and technical documentation, including proficiency with CAD software such as SolidWorks, technical drawings, and BOMs.
• Working knowledge of packaging testing standards (ISTA, ASTM, TAPPI), including design verification, process validation, and development of testing protocols and reports.
• Experience with design controls, change management, risk assessments (DFMEA/PFMEA), and packaging-related quality investigations in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a GMP environment, with strong project management skills and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related field or equivalent.
• Ability to travel up to 10%, including occasional international travel.
• Preferred experience with sustainable packaging design, lifecycle assessments, automated packaging/filling line equipment, GDP, Quality Management Systems, and Six Sigma or Lean certifications.

H1 sponsorship is not available.