About the roleThe
Lead Packaging Design Engineer serves as the packaging steward for the Wellness category, ensuring all deliverables meet or exceed quality, creative, and product requirements within established timelines and budgets.
Key responsibilities:Innovation Steward- Understand that the packaging design and technology development enables rapid creation and development of product innovations.
- Working knowledge in inventing, developing, and creating intellectual property around ownable packaging innovation
Packaging Concept Feasibility and Detailed Design- Partner with Lead Packaging Industrial Designer to execute robust technical engineering and development of packaging and tooling.
- Technical engineering and development including but is not limited to:
- 3D CAD using good engineering practices
- FEA using first principles to understand tolerance ranges and predict performance of the system
- Statistical dimensional analysis
- FMEA to identify and mitigate technical risks through each step of the product lifecycle
- Specification generation
- Understanding and execution of different prototyping materials and methods for early design evaluation
- Lead / Support development of packaging DOE's for specific unit operations as part of the overall technical readiness.
- Search new applicable technologies both within and outside our industry to continuously evaluate best practice and support product innovation.
- Understand and provide comprehensive feasibility with data of assigned concept that defines function, manufacturability, component cost, tooling estimates, preliminary development lead time, risk and global consistency.
Technical Management: supporting all aspects of the development process.
- Technical Feasibility
- Packaging 3D CAD development.
- Packaging cost estimating and technical profiles.
- Supplier recommendation /selection.
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Pre-Design Turnover and Post Business Award).
- Support / lead value analysis into every new development ensuring the packaging construction and design provides the most cost effective and sustainable way to achieve design criteria but also provide the best function and quality.
- Work with Head of Design and Engineering to execute assigned technical sections of projects through Technical Proof of Manufacturability to ensure design and construction meet all Haleon engineering requirements.
- Execute packaging test plans for all assigned technical sections.
- Work with Package Developers and Engineering to define specifications, design criteria and defect ranges to ensure optimal process flow from manufacture of components through filling and assembly.
- Develop packaging specifications and validate that technical drawings clearly identify all aspects required to define the assigned technical unit operation.
- Work with Engineering to ensure designed packaging components assemble efficiently at optimal rate of production.
- Keep informed through colleagues, vendors, journals, professional affiliations, and seminars of new materials, processes, and procedures.
Timeline Management- Support the Package Developers with design / development schedules and identify risks or ways to mitigate risks to support a component availability requirement.
- Identify and inform of any risks and or delays during development.
Direct and Indirect Management- Work with external suppliers and vendors to develop detailed engineering designs, analysis and custom solutions.
- Build and cultivate relationships with Manufacturing and Engineering.
Basic Qualifications- BS degree in Engineering.
- 10 years' experience in mechanical design engineering.
- Proficiency in computer systems including 3D Design Systems and Analysis, MS Excel, Word, Outlook and Timeline management systems.
- Computer Aided Engineering - FEA and / or CFD, demonstrated ability to generate and interpret results
- Demonstrated knowledge of fundamental mechanical design and / or tooling design
- Ability to demonstrate strong fundamental engineering skills
- Technical competency in analysis of geometric objects in 2D and 3D dimensions including understanding of clearances, fit and finish of assemblies and sub-assemblies.
- Fundamental knowledge of materials used in the construction and manufacturing of equipment and packages including but not limited to injection molding, blow molding, tool design and assembly of components.
Preferred Qualifications- MS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Engineering Degree.
- Course concentration in solid mechanics, design and manufacturing, parts design, plastics processing, robotics and / or thermal sciences.
Location: Hybrid in Warren, NJ or Richmond, VA; 3 days on-site required.The salary range for this role is: $131,518 - $180,838 plus an 18% target bonus.BenefitsHaleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program. This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave. On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family. We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.
Job Posting End Date2026-10-29
