Packaging Engineer

folia; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Folia Materials is seeking a mid-career Packaging Engineer to design structural paper packaging for production. You will deliver production-ready CAD files and parametric models while working with on-site teams handling prototyping and assembly at our facility.

The role emphasizes design for manufacturing, material yield optimization, and clear asynchronous handoffs with remote teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• Proven experience drafting dielines in ArtiosCAD.
• Strong understanding of paperboard, folding cartons, and corrugated board.
• Background in Industrial Design or Packaging Engineering.
• 3–7+ years of hands-on structural packaging design for manufacturing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for async collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Create production-ready structural CAD files and dielines using ArtiosCAD.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to optimize material yield and production constraints.
• Produce SOPs, technical spec sheets, fold sequences, and assembly guides.
• Coordinate asynchronously with product managers, production teams, and on-site staff.

Skills

ArtiosCAD

DFM

Packaging design

Remote collaboration

Technical documentation

Education

Industrial Design

Packaging Engineering

Tools

ArtiosCAD

SolidWorks

Rhino

Job description

Location: Remote (International applicants welcome, including LatAm and S/SE Asia)

Job Type: Contract

About Folia Materials:

Folia Materials is an award-winning cleantech startup using advanced paper coating technology as our platform super material. Folia’s paper microwave reheat packaging improves microwave food quality and replaces plastic packaging.

About the Role

We are looking for a mid-career Packaging Engineer / Industrial Paper Packaging Designer with deep technical expertise in structural paper packaging design.

We need a structural packaging specialist for Design for Manufacturing (DFM). This is not a branding or graphic design role, only physical / structural packaging design. You will create production-ready structural CAD files and parametric designs, while on-site teams handle manual prototype cutting and physical assembly at our facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Structural Design & CAD: Create precise, production-ready structural designs, dielines, and parametric models for paperboard and corrugated packaging using ArtiosCAD.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Ensure designs optimize material yield, minimize waste, maximize structural integrity, and account for automated production constraints.
• Technical Documentation: Produce standard operating procedures, technical spec sheets, fold sequences, and assembly guides for production and sample teams.
• Remote Collaboration: Coordinate asynchronously with product managers, production teams, and on-site staff executing physical die-cutting and assembly.

Requirements

• ArtiosCAD Mastery: Proven experience drafting and outputting dielines in ArtiosCAD (non-negotiable).
• Paper & Corrugated Expertise: Strong technical understanding of paperboard, folding cartons, corrugated flutes, grain direction, and board grades.
• Engineering Mindset: Strong background in Industrial Design, Packaging Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Mid-Career Experience: 3 -7+ years of hands-on structural packaging design experience for manufacturing environments.
• Remote-Ready: Excellent written/verbal communication skills for clear asynchronous technical handoffs.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with 3D visualization or rendering tools (e.g., Studio, SolidWorks, or Rhino).
• Familiarity with industrial paper packaging standards (e.g. FEFCO, ECMA).
• Previous experience collaborating with remote/international teams across time zones.