Packaging Lead Engineer

Autoliv United States

$95K — $115K *
Ogden, UT 84404In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Packaging Engineering (preferred) or Mechanical/Industrial Engineering
  • 7-10+ years in packaging or logistics engineering with multi-site standards ownership
  • Experience with PFEP/spec databases, cartonization systems, and GS1/AIAG compliance
  • Integration of packaging data with ERP/PLM/WMS (e.g., SAP/Oracle)
  • Familiarity with ISTA/ASTM transit testing and sustainability/EPR considerations
  • CAD proficiency in SolidWorks/NX/CATIA and ArtiosCAD for packaging designs

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain packaging standards for automation and returnable solutions
  • Lead governance for packaging standards and manage change control processes
  • Own enterprise packaging data architecture and ensure data quality
  • Set and enforce identification standards for labeling and traceability
  • Develop the roadmap for packaging materials and automation solutions
  • Create KPIs and dashboards to monitor compliance and drive corrective actions
  • Lead workload assignment for packaging engineers on new model launches

Benefits

  • Attractive compensation package
  • Recognition awards and company events
  • Family events and university discount options
  • Commitment to gender pay equality
Full Job Description
Packaging Lead Engineer

In this role you will beresponsible for setting up the enterprise packaging strategy and technology roadmap while leading a group of engineers.

Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive process standards and documentation to support all end-to-end packaging business and engineering workflows.

Establish packaging standards and lead execution of automation, returnable, and expendable plans while setting the standard on how Autoliv will achieve cost, quality, and sustainability goals. Assign workload to a team of engineers for new launch.

Should you be interested in overseeing these tasks and aiming for enhanced performance standards, your role will involve:

What you'll do:
  • Establish and maintain packaging standards for automation, returnable, and expendable execution; publish controlled specifications and playbooks
  • Lead governance for exceptions/waivers; chair the standards review board and manage change control (ECO/ECN)
  • Define common footprints and automation execution standards; align with safety/quality and sustainability requirements.
  • Own enterprise packaging data architecture and tools (spec/PFEP, cartonization, labeling, image vaults): governance, permissions, and data-quality SLAs.
  • Standardize master data (part-to-pack links, dunnage IDs, test results, sustainability attributes) and audit routines; lead training and adoption.
  • Select/administer cartonization and labeling systems (GS1/AIAG compliant), including template libraries and formal change control.
  • Set/enforce ID standards (serialization, barcode/QR/RFID), labeling, and traceability checkpoints (ship/receive scans, gate checks).
  • Own the portfolio/roadmap for packaging materials, formats, and automation; prioritize pilots with success criteria and scale proven solutions.
  • Conduct market/technology scouting; partner with suppliers/startups to mature innovations into standards.
  • Develop KPIs/dashboards; monitor compliance and drive corrective actions with site leaders.
  • Mentor regional teams; build capability via training, playbooks, and office hours
  • Lead and set workload for a team of packaging engineers for new model launch and serialization projects


What is required:
  • BS in Packaging Engineering (preferred) or ME/IE
  • 7-10+ years in packaging or logistics engineering, including multi-site standards/systems ownership in automotive/Tier-1 or similar high-volume manufacturing.
  • Hands-on with PFEP/spec databases, cartonization (TOPS/Cape or WMS-native), labeling, and GS1/AIAG compliance.
  • Experience integrating packaging data with ERP/PLM/WMS (e.g., SAP/Oracle; Teamcenter/Windchill); strong Excel/BI; familiarity with APIs/MDM concepts.
  • Working knowledge of ISTA/ASTM transit testing, load-securement, and sustainability/EPR considerations.
  • CAD & Packaging: SolidWorks/NX/CATIA; ArtiosCAD for corrugated/dunnage; read drawings, GD&T, basic tolerance stacks.


What's in it for you:
  • Attractive compensation package
  • Recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.
  • Gender Pay Equality


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