Packaging Engineer: Design, Prototyping & Validation

Clark Associates; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

PTO

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Clark Associates is expanding its engineering team with a Packaging Engineer to design, develop, validate, and optimize packaging systems for new and existing products.

This hands-on role includes prototyping in the design lab and identifying improvement opportunities in warehouses, collaborating with Procurement, Quality, Compliance, and Supply Chain to meet performance, cost, and sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in packaging development or package engineering
• Hands-on prototyping and testing experience
• Experience with ArtiosCAD, Solidworks, or similar structural packaging design software
• Knowledge of packaging validation and performance testing
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Occasional travel to warehouse network and overseas partners
• 5 days per week on-site at our Lancaster campus

Responsibilities

• Design and develop structural packaging solutions for new and existing products
• Lead packaging development projects from concept through commercialization
• Design structural packaging using design software, then build and test physical prototypes in our design lab
• Plan and execute package validation testing (drop, vibration, compression, transit)
• Evaluate packaging materials for functionality, quality, and cost-effectiveness
• Identify opportunities to cut shipping costs through DIM weight optimization and carrier-specific strategies
• Develop packaging specifications, drawings, and documentation
• Analyze carrier damage claims and root causes to prioritize corrective actions
• Track packaging KPIs (damage rate, cost per package, DIM savings, complaint rate)
• Ensure compliance with GMP, FDA, ISO, ASTM, ISTA standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and train DC staff
• Build business cases with Procurement and Global Sourcing

Skills

Packaging design

Prototyping

Testing

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

ArtiosCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Clark Associates is expanding its engineering team with a Packaging Engineer to design, develop, validate, and optimize packaging systems for new and existing products.

This hands-on role includes prototyping in the design lab and identifying improvement opportunities in warehouses, collaborating with Procurement, Quality, Compliance, and Supply Chain to meet performance, cost, and sustainability goals.