Senior Packaging Engineer: Lead Design & Cost Optimization

AUTOKINITON; Watertown (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AUTOKINITON is seeking a packaging engineering professional to design protective packaging, dunnage, and racks for Tier 1 automotive programs. You will analyze drawings, assess materials and cost feasibility, and create drawings, samples, and written analyses for approvals.

Reporting to the Packaging Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with customers and suppliers, and develop efficient packaging solutions that meet quality and logistics requirements in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead presentations to leadership as required.
• Knowledge of logistics, transportation alternatives and customer expectations.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, product designs, safety, quality and workflow.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develop protective packaging containers, dunnage and unique racks.
• Analyzes engineering drawings and specifications to determine physical requirements, quality, safety and materials needs.
• Determine cost and feasibility of producing versus purchasing packaging.
• Creates drawings, specifications, samples, and written analyses of packaging for approvals.
• Meets with customers and sales representatives to assist with contracts and production support requirements.
• Designs and develop efficient and effective packaging solutions for products.
• Analyzes engineering designs and specifications to establish physical requirements.
• Evaluates quality assurance, logistics, safety and materials alternatives.
• Determine container costs, movement costs and feasibility limitations.
• Creates engineering drawings, samples and written standards for packaging.
• May lead project teams of significant scope including other engineering colleagues.
• May coordinate vendor and/or associate work assignments on packaging projects.
• May lead cross-functional work teams.
• Interfaces on a frequent basis with packaging, operations, internal and external customers.

Skills

Packaging design

Engineering drawings

Cost analysis

Project leadership

Vendor coordination

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging or equivalent experience

Tools

CAD software

SolidWorks

Job description

AUTOKINITON is seeking a packaging engineering professional to design protective packaging, dunnage, and racks for Tier 1 automotive programs. You will analyze drawings, assess materials and cost feasibility, and create drawings, samples, and written analyses for approvals.

Reporting to the Packaging Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with customers and suppliers, and develop efficient packaging solutions that meet quality and logistics requirements in a fast-paced