Packaging Engineering

Packaging Engineer

Ogden, UT Status: Direct Hire Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Packaging, Mechanical, or Industrial and at least 3 years of experience Summary In this role you will be responsible for leading and coordinating design and optimization for all regional and external packaging design activities for automotive components, automation cells, and service/aftermarket parts. This role ensures technical integrity, cost efficiency, and alignment with internal and customer standards while coordinating with external design resources. Ensure efficient handoff, design consolidation, and quality resolution across all packaging projects.

Develop, design, and test packaging (all iterations of expendable & returnable) including distribution testing.

Drive efficiencies through standardization of packaging materials, processes, and utilization. Own the supplier packaging dBase (LIS) – data cleansing and content management.

Own the customer packaging responses as part of the PPAP process and content management through the various customer packaging portals.

Create innovative and robust packaging solutions for new and existing automotive components using 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks or CATIA.

Own CAD design of steel racks/totes and custom dunnage (foam, plastic, textiles); Coordinate with internal teams (engineering, manufacturing, sales, finance, etc.) and our packaging vendors for new and existing projects to find opportunities to reduce cost and improve performance, efficiencies, and safety.

document results and release specs.

Qualify packaging materials and formats; Understand and execute safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in the packaging area.

maintain spec database and PFEP for service/parts

Analyze damage data and lead corrective actions and redesigns.

Coordinate with Service Ops, Warehousing, and Supplier Quality on readiness and change control.

Create consumer ‐ facing packaging (branding, instructions, fixtures) without compromising protection.

Design cell ‐ friendly packaging: datum/orientation features, lead ‐ ins/chamfers, pockets, poka ‐ yoke geometries for high first ‐ pass pick rates.

EOAT/gripper interfaces (grip surfaces, vacuum suitability, compressibility, clearances) and standard pick windows.

Own the operations focused vendor relationship.

Reduce overall costs through collaboration with suppliers, manufacturing sites, cross docks, and customer locations on returnable container fleet quantities, standard container sizes, materials, dunnage design, labeling, damage assessment, and life-cycle management (returnable reuse program).

BS in Packaging Engineering strongly preferred; Mechanical/Industrial acceptable,

• CAD & Packaging: SolidWorks/NX/CATIA; Materials: Corrugate/corrplast, HDPE/PP thermoforms, foams (EPE/XLPE/PU), textiles, steel/aluminum racks; Testing & Standards: ISTA 1A/2A/3A/6A, ASTM D4169; Automation-readiness (nice to have): datum/orientation features for robot/vision pick, EOAT/grip surfaces, label windows/fiducials.
• Benefits PEAK's benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Savings Account (DCA), and 401K plan. Additionally, our associates may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave as required by Federal, State, or local laws.

PEAK does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) The physical and mental requirements described in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.