Packaging Associate Engineer:
Role Summary
The Packaging Engineer is responsible for the design, development, validation, and optimization of packaging solutions to ensure product and environment protection, cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop package solutions.
- Support packaging validation through simulated and physical testing methods.
- Collaborate with design engineering, manufacturing, quality, service, marketing, procurement, logistics, and suppliers.
- Prepare packaging specifications, drawings, BOMs, and customer-facing instructions.
- Support production and resolve packaging‑related issues as they occur.
- Evaluate packaging materials for performance, recycled content, recyclability, cost, and sustainability.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards, customer requirements, and international / national regulations.
- Support continuous improvement and cost‑reduction initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. In lieu of a degree, previous work experience may be considered.
- 1-2 years of experience in mechanical design using MCAD tools
- 1 year of experience in packaging or manufacturing engineering is desired
- Working knowledge of documentation practices.
- Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with sustainability initiatives or material reduction.
- Familiarity with SAP/PLM systems and change management.
About the Team
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 1-2 years of experience in mechanical design using MCAD tools
- 1 year of experience in packaging or manufacturing engineering
- Working knowledge of documentation practices
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- Experience with sustainability initiatives or material reduction
- Familiarity with SAP/PLM systems and change management
- Legally authorized to work in the United States; employer will not provide visa sponsorship
What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
