Staff Packaging Engineer

Real Staffing Group; California; Presencial; USD 100.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid leave

Descripción de la vacante

Specialist Staffing Group is seeking a Staff Packaging Engineer to lead packaging design, development, verification, validation, and lifecycle management for complex electromechanical medical devices. The role is onsite in San Diego, CA and supports dispensing hardware, modules, peripherals, and field retrofit kits.

Responsibilities include designing packaging solutions, creating prototypes and BOMs, evaluating materials, and ensuring designs support safe global distribution.

Formación

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in a packaging/engineering discipline and 5–7 years of related experience.
• Experience with packaging design, development, verification, validation, and lifecycle management for complex electromechanical medical devices is required.

Responsabilidades

• Lead packaging design for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions.
• Develop prototypes, drawings, and bills of materials; select materials for safe handling and global distribution.
• Execute risk-based verification/validation strategies and plan package testing (vibration, drop, environmental conditioning).
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, design controls, risk management and regulatory requirements.

Conocimientos

Packaging engineering

Packaging design

Packaging development

Verification

Validation

CAD tools

ASTM tests

ISTA tests

Educación

Bachelor's in Packaging Engineering

Descripción del empleo

The Staff Packaging Engineer is responsible for leading packaging design, development, verification, validation, and lifecycle management activities for complex electromechanical medical devices and related products. This full-time role is based onsite in San Diego, CA and supports dispensing hardware, modules, peripherals, accessories, spare parts, and field retrofit kits throughout handling, storage, distribution, installation, and service.

The position acts as the technical lead for packaging engineering activities across new product development, sustaining engineering, remediation programs, manufacturing transfers, supplier changes, global product releases, cost improvement, and sustainability initiatives. The Staff Packaging Engineer collaborates with R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Service, Marketing, and external suppliers.

Key responsibilities include designing and developing primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions, translating requirements into documented packaging specifications, and creating prototypes, engineering drawings, and bills of material. The role involves evaluating and selecting packaging materials, ensuring designs support safe handling and global distribution, and applying principles such as design-for-manufacturing, ergonomics, and sustainability.

The Staff Packaging Engineer develops and executes risk-based verification and validation strategies, plans and conducts package testing (including vibration, shock, drop, and environmental conditioning), analyzes test results, and coordinates testing with internal and external laboratories. Compliance with quality system procedures, design controls, risk management, and regulatory requirements is essential.

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with a minimum of 5-7 years' relevant experience. Demonstrated expertise in packaging design, development, verification, validation, and lifecycle management for complex products is required. Strong project leadership, technical communication, and stakeholder management skills are essential. Experience in regulated industries and proficiency with CAD tools and package testing standards is preferred.

Must-Have Skills: packaging engineering, packaging design, packaging development, verification, validation, CAD tools, ASTM test methods, ISTA test methods

Nice-to-Have Skills: statistical analysis, root cause analysis, tolerance assessment, project leadership, medical device design controls, risk management, change control, quality system requirements, written communication, stakeholder management

EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for benefits such as health insurance, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid leave where required by applicable law. Eligibility may vary based on factors such as location and hire date and is subject to change.