Packaging Designer

About This Role

Designing innovative, cost-effective packaging solutions is the core of this role, collaborating with sales and production teams to develop technical drawings and prototypes. The Packaging Designer will leverage a strong understanding of materials and structural design to manage multiple projects while ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development of custom returnable material handling systems, utilizing SolidWorks to create complex 3D models, assemblies, and detailed technical drawings
• Create innovative new products and modify existing designs
• Evaluate and test industrial textiles, foams, plastics, and hardware to ensure compatibility with heavy-duty sewing applications and long-term returnable cycles
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for customer inquiries, translating complex client requirements into functional, manufacturable designs
• Conceptualize, build physical prototypes, and test product for design integrity
• Apply advanced engineering principles to resolve design challenges, leveraging professional experience to implement creative solutions for protective packaging
• Work with minimal supervision to define project scope and technical approaches, serving as the lead designer as required
• Guide junior designers and technicians on best practices for 3D modeling standards and industrial sewing manufacturing constraints
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with production teams, sales, and end-users to ensure design alignment
• Maintain high organizational standards through meticulous file management in SolidWorks (PDM)
• Ability to navigate company's ERP system
• Implement risk mitigation strategies by identifying potential points of failure in designs to minimize company exposure and production waste

Requirements

• Computer Aided Design (CAD) capability
• SolidWorks experience
• Ability to develop, design, draw and interpret CAD drawings
• Ability to envision 3D and isometric images mentally
• Ability to understand, communicate, read, and write in English
• Ability to proficiently use Excel and other Microsoft 365 applications
• Ability to learn and navigate company's ERP software
• Valid driver’s license and passport, or ability to obtain a passport
• Ability to travel internationally, as required
• Able to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. occasionally
• 3-5 years of relevant experience and/or training, preferably in the industrial packaging environment
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
• High attention to detail and strong reliability