Senior Packaging Engineer: Lead Design & Validation

Lifecore Biomedical; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks PTO (4 weeks after 2 years)

9 holidays + 2 personal holidays

401k with company match

HSA medical plans

Company-paid disability & life

Excellent medical/dental/vision

Job summary

Lifecore Biomedical seeks a Senior Packaging Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for packaging materials, processes and equipment. You will drive development, validation, implementation and continuous improvement across regulated packaging operations.

You will collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and ensure compliant, efficient packaging solutions aligned with customer and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical or Packaging) required/preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment, medical device or biopharma preferred.
• Experience with packaging equipment specification, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience in packaging design, materials and validation.
• Familiarity with Cognex vision systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical serialization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging design and material selection to meet regulatory and client requirements.
• Support packaging production through equipment troubleshooting and SOP authoring.
• Support packaging validation including seal integrity testing and equipment qualification.
• Lead investigations to identify and correct manufacturing process issues.
• Identify and implement improvements to packaging processes/equipment.
• Lead introduction of new manufacturing processes or changes to equipment.
• Lead FMEA for packaging materials, processes and equipment.
• Specify, select, and install packaging equipment.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams on packaging issues and improvements.

Skills

Packaging design

Material selection

Sterile barrier development

Packaging equipment troubleshooting

Process optimization

Root cause investigations

SOPs/Documents

Engineering drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on mechanical aptitude

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Packaging Engineering

Tools

Cognex vision systems

Pharmaceutical serialization

Job description

Lifecore Biomedical seeks a Senior Packaging Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for packaging materials, processes and equipment. You will drive development, validation, implementation and continuous improvement across regulated packaging operations.

You will collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and ensure compliant, efficient packaging solutions aligned with customer and regulatory requirements.