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Principal Packaging Acquisition Engineer
Talent Technical Services, Inc
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Hybrid
- Staff / Principal
- 18 hours ago
- $60 – $65 / hour
- SAP
- ASTM
18 hours ago
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About the Role:
Develop and lead packaging plans and strategies aligned with business goals—specifically in support of partnerships and acquisitions. In this role, you'll independently (or as part of a team) develop, direct, and execute plans for major segments of complex projects. You'll also compile and analyze operational, test, and research data to establish technical specifications for designing or modifying packaging, products, processes, and materials.
Your Responsibilities will Include:
•Leading project teams—including due diligence, test data review, gap analysis, packaging strategy development, proof of design capability, and documentation (specifications, protocols, reports and process/test records).
•Successfully developing and aligning the packaging integration workstream with key project milestones through clear, concise and timely communication.
•Reviewing packaging workstreams with management to ensure alignment.
Identifying packaging integration risks/gaps and creating mitigation plans
•Completing complex engineering work in packaging/product design and development, including material evaluation, process studies, and research investigations. Awareness to necessary incorporation of Client and new innovative approaches or a breakthrough in technology along with solving basic engineering principles, theories and concepts.
•Managing packaging component activities, including generation of DMR documentation, part creation, and sourcing
•Designing and coordinating studies to solve complex problems; analyzing results to determine root cause; making sound design recommendations
•Determining feasibility and soundness of alternative engineering processes, products, or equipment
•Managing and/or reviewing packaging verification and validation data in accordance with quality systems, including risk assessment, design input/output translation, and user need alignment
•Collaborating with Clients departments, divisions, and suppliers to ensure consistent, practical packaging strategies
•Providing supervision or mentorship to technicians and/or interns, as applicable
•Incorporates business policies and procedures into task completion. Understands the business needs of the company and has a thorough knowledge of the customer and clinical needs of our business. Understands the business cycle and foresight of emerging technologies trends.
•Impacts the ongoing achievement of customer, operational, project/program or key business/organizational/service objectives and recommends improvements within area of responsibility
Required Qualifications:
•Bachelor's degree in Packaging, Mechanical, Materials, Electromechanical, Industrial Maintenance, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering
•Minimum of 5 years' experience in an engineering role related to packaging development or manufacturing
•Demonstrated ability to apply quality system requirements, including design inputs/outputs, verification/validation, and process validation
In depth experience with developing technical documentation such as DMRs, specifications, protocols, and reports
•Working knowledge of packaging design, materials, or equipment used in medical or industrial applications
•Ability to travel as needed to support integration activities and collaboration with acquired sites
Preferred Qualifications:
•Experience in acquisition-related manufacturing and/or distribution integration
Familiarity with manufacturing business software systems (e.g., PLM, BMRAM, MES, SAP, S4, GLS, Bartender)
•Demonstrated ability to mentor and support integration of acquired entities
Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing tasks
•Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving capabilities
Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels
•High integrity and professionalism with ability to establish credibility
Intermediate knowledge of packaging materials and equipment (e.g., paperboard, corrugated, flexible films, Tyvek, thermoformed trays, injection-molded parts)
•Familiarity with ASTM/ISTA packaging test methods and ISO standards related to packaging design
•Experience working in the medical device industry, ideally, or a regulated industry
Principal Packaging Acquisition Engineer · Talent Technical Services, Inc