Associate Packaging Engineer

Target Packaging Associate EngineerA role with Target Packaging is an opportunity to lead the development of packaging for Target's beloved owned brands, exclusive partnerships and select transit packaging. Your influence will drive sales and grow brand love through packaging that's guest-centric, on brand, competitive "at shelf" and category relevant. Here, you'll leverage internal and external partnerships to execute packaging planning, project management, print development, copy and structural development to achieve brand expression and market differentiation. Your work will prioritize and manage packaging projects, securing the correct resources and creative needs to deliver on time and budget. As part of a global team spanning the U.S., China and India, you'll have partners at sourcing offices overseas, as well as international vendors and suppliers. Best of all, your commitment to diversity and inclusion will come to life every day as you work with multicultural teams to create the best, most sustainable packaging for all our guests.You'll support the structural design and development of new, improved, more sustainable and cost-effective owned brand packaging.As an Associate Packaging Engineer, you will:Ensure the primary packaging will protect, contain and display the product from initial idea through final use for assigned categories and businesses.Support corporate commitments and requirements via item level specifications.Actively participate in prototyping and development of Target packaging structural concepts for our Owned Brand products.Work across the enterprise with key internal and external partners to define packaging requirements and identify optimal packaging solutions.Become an expert in structural packaging for assigned categories working under the coaching of a Senior or Lead Packaging Engineer.Review Vendor Structure options and component capabilitiesDesign solutions that deliver cost savings, sustainability and other relevant priorities to advance the business.Develop and refine structural specifications for packaging.Approve vendor designs in a timely manner.Contribute in category and item level market research, including testing and guest feedback. Draw conclusions from relevant data and make appropriate recommendations.This role is performed in office 4 days per week from Downtown MN.Requirements:Four-year degree or equivalent experience0-3 years of experienceAbility to manage multiple projects, prioritize requests, and meet deadlinesMotivation to learn new skills, with passion for engineering and designAbility to work independently and strategically in a fast-paced environmentStrong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skillsExperience with Artios CAD and ESKO products preferred