Senior Packaging Design Engineer - CAD & Sustainability

Sapsf; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapsf is seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer to standardize and optimize packaging specifications and engineering standards for materials, WIP, finished goods, and export shipments.

The role involves leading design, prototyping, testing, and implementing packaging solutions while collaborating with operations, quality, and supply chain teams to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in packaging/manufacturing engineering for industrial products and components.
• Experience designing and optimizing packaging systems and material handling solutions.
• Familiarity with GMP, ISO standards, and safety requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and standardize packaging specifications and engineering standards for raw materials, WIP, service parts, finished goods, and export shipments.
• Engineer and optimize packaging systems including returnable containers, pallets, dunnage, corrugated packaging, Gaylords, totes, bins, and foam systems.
• Recommend packaging materials, container types, pallet configurations, and shipping methods based on product, transportation, and storage requirements.
• Lead design, prototype, testing, validation, and implementation of packaging and material handling solutions.
• Develop carts, trolleys, flow racks, transport fixtures, and ergonomic line-side delivery systems to improve operational efficiency.
• Support packaging standards for product protection, warehouse optimization, inventory accuracy, dock-to-line material flow, and export compliance.
• Work with packaging operations and suppliers to troubleshoot packaging issues, maintain packaging quality, and improve packing line efficiencies.
• Minimize packaging material scrap, product damage, and operational waste through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in packaging validation, risk assessments, cost optimization, and process improvement activities.
• Ensure packaging systems comply with GMP work practices, ISO standards, transportation, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including operations, quality, supply chain, suppliers, and manufacturing engineering teams.
• Support new product development and packaging development projects through engineering and implementation activities.
• Develop sustainable and returnable packaging solutions to improve operational and transportation efficiency.
• Utilize NX and AutoCAD CAD tools and engineering documentation to support packaging design and implementation activities.

Skills

Packaging engineering

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

NX

AutoCAD

Job description

Sapsf is seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer to standardize and optimize packaging specifications and engineering standards for materials, WIP, finished goods, and export shipments.

The role involves leading design, prototyping, testing, and implementing packaging solutions while collaborating with operations, quality, and supply chain teams to reduce waste and improve efficiency.