About Us:
BW Packaging is driving performance at the intersection of people, technology, and customer care. As part of the privately held Barry-Wehmiller family, we unite a global team of packaging experts with a clear purpose: People Who Care, Building Solutions that Perform. We take on our customers’ toughest challenges as our own — delivering both innovative and enduring solutions that set the standard for value and performance. Our strength comes from our people and the power of our brands — trusted names in packaging that are known worldwide for engineering excellence, application expertise, and lifetime commitment to customer success. Truly Human Leadership guides our belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. We are committed to forging lasting partnerships with our customers, earning their trust through integrity, expertise, and execution. With our full range of packaging solutions and long term partnership and service, we help customers achieve operational excellence today while building the future of packaging together.
Job Description:
Defines the technical foundation for automation and integration opportunities across BW Packaging. Translates customer requirements into clear, executable system concepts and layouts that enable accurate estimates, confident proposals, and reliable execution.
Partners cross functionally to shape front-end technical definition. Drives clarity, feasibility, and alignment to define well-scoped, executable automation and integration solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Applications & Concept Development
Translate customer specifications and operating requirements into integrated packaging and automation concepts.
Define system concepts, layouts, and solution definitions aligned with BW Packaging standards and delivery capabilities.
Evaluate application fit, system interfaces, and integration considerations across packaging, conveyance, controls, and OEM components.
Lead technical discussions with internal teams and customers to define scope, assumptions, constraints, and tradeoffs.
Layouts & Technical Definition
Create and maintain layout drawings reflecting proposed system configurations and facility constraints.
Integrate internally developed and partner-supplied equipment into cohesive, end-to-end system layouts.
Ensure layouts and technical documentation accurately represent proposed scope, operating intent, and integration boundaries.
Estimating & Proposal Enablement
Develop and validate controls-related estimating inputs, including engineering hours, assembly effort, and material requirements, aligned to the defined technical solution and integration scope.
Establish clear technical scope, assumptions, and integration requirements that enable accurate estimates and proposals.
Partner with Global Supply Chain to ensure accurate definition and alignment of controls component pricing inputs based on approved technical scope.
Collaborate with Controls & Operations to validate technical assumptions and integration complexity.
Drive technical clarity within proposal content through precise descriptions, scope definition, and supporting documentation.
Ensure opportunity and technical scope data remain accurate within approved commercial systems.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Sales and Business Development to shape opportunities and guide customer technical discussions.
Coordinate with internal teams and electrical contractors as needed to support controls-related demo and installation estimating assumptions.
Define technical intent and scope during project handoff to Operations to enable execution readiness.
Participate in internal reviews, customer design discussions, and project kickoffs as required.
Process Discipline & Continuous Improvement
Apply standard workflows, documentation practices, and application definition methodologies.
Identify and implement improvements to tools, templates, and data quality within Application Engineering.
Advance disciplined and scalable front-end execution practices across automation and integration projects.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required.
Strong understanding of packaging systems, automation, and integrated solutions.
Experience developing system concepts and layouts for capital equipment or automation projects.
Working knowledge of AutoCAD and standard productivity tools.
Ability to translate customer requirements into clear, structured technical definition.
Effective communicator across technical and commercial teams.
Flexibility to take on evolving responsibilities aligned with strategic priorities and business needs.
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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
Company:
BW PackagingSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
- Strong understanding of packaging systems, automation, and integrated solutions
- Experience developing system concepts and layouts for capital equipment or automation projects
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and standard productivity tools
- Effective communicator across technical and commercial teams
Barry-Wehmiller Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Barry-Wehmiller and has not been reviewed or approved by Barry-Wehmiller.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with immediate vesting and a defined company match is provided, supporting structured long‑term savings. Plan specifics are documented in the current benefits handbook.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available for both birth and secondary caregivers, complemented by family‑building supports such as fertility benefits. Company‑paid disability coverage offers additional income protection around family events.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A wellness incentive program can significantly reduce medical premiums when requirements are met. Telehealth and second‑opinion services, along with other resources, broaden everyday support.
Barry-Wehmiller Insights
What We Do
We’re Building A Better World. We’re more than just a successful capital equipment and engineering solutions firm. We’re an organization fiercely committed to improving the lives of our team members across the globe. By providing meaningful work in an environment of care and compassion, we send them home fulfilled by their time with us, rather than drained by it. We understand what every human being on the planet desires: to know that who they are and what they do matter. As a business, we have a unique opportunity to let them know that they do. Through our Truly Human Leadership culture and personal growth initiatives, we help them become their best selves. And when we bring out their best, they give their best. To their work, their team members and friends, our customers and suppliers, the people in the communities in which they work and live, and--most important of all--to their families. And before you know it, a better job has helped build a better world!
