Senior Packaging Engineer: Freight-Damage Prevention

Staff Perm; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Perm is hiring a Senior Packaging Engineer in Richardson, TX. The role involves leading the design, validation, and implementation of packaging solutions for HVAC coils. The engineer is responsible for ensuring damage-free transportation by engineering packaging solutions that withstand real-world handling.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience. This role requires on-site presence and travel 50% to domestic locations and Mexico, with a contract duration of 6 months and potential for extension based on performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in packaging engineering, transport packaging, or heavy-duty industrial packaging.
• Demonstrated experience designing packaging for oversized, heavy, or fragile products.
• Hands-on experience engineering packaging for LTL or multi-touch transportation networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer custom crating, skids, frames, and internal restraint systems.
• Develop packaging designs capable of surviving LTL, cross-docking transportation environments.
• Serve as the lead problem solver for packaging-related freight damage.

Skills

Packaging design

Problem solving

LTL transportation engineering

Data analysis

Load paths design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Staff Perm is hiring a Senior Packaging Engineer in Richardson, TX. The role involves leading the design, validation, and implementation of packaging solutions for HVAC coils. The engineer is responsible for ensuring damage-free transportation by engineering packaging solutions that withstand real-world handling.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience. This role requires on-site presence and travel 50% to domestic locations and Mexico, with a contract duration of 6 months and potential for extension based on performance.