Overview
On Site
USD 103,100.00 - 154,700.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Research and development
Design for manufacturability
Microsoft Office
Packaging engineering
Packaging design
Product packaging
Customer experience
System integration
Engineering design
Design software
Mechanical engineering
Medical devices
Test methods
Structural engineering
SAP ERP
Life insurance
IMPACT
Science
SAFE
Leadership
Design
Collaboration
Manufacturing
Management
Distribution
Testing
ASTM
FOCUS
Operations
Sustainability
IQ
OQ
PQ
SolidWorks
Layout
Analytical skill
Organized
Creativity
Documentation
Planning
Communication
Policies
Job Details
Job Description
When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will be part of a hard-working, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With annual revenues of approximately $40 billion and the most significant investment in R&D in the industry, we give our over 100,000 colleagues the resources and chances to create substantial contributions to the world.
Location/Division: Rochester, NY Laboratory Products Division
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer!
In this role the Staff Packaging Engineer, collaborating with the Manager Packaging Engineering and Specials, will be responsible for leading packaging design projects across the Laboratory Products Division (LPD). This individual will be empowered to design, test, analyze, and select materials for new packaging and analyze current packaging for improvement opportunities. This role will collaborate with various LPD manufacturing facilities to improve all existing product packaging, address quality issues, develop and direct industry standard distribution testing (ISTA, ASTM, etc.), and drive the implementation of these projects throughout the division. The individual will engage internal resources and packaging suppliers to optimize packaging for customer experience, quality, manufacturing compatibility, and costs, with the goal of bringing outstanding packaging to Thermo Fisher Scientific. This position will have a higher focus on label design, working with Regulatory, IT and operations to validate.
How will you make an impact?
Plan, develop, model, and analyze designs for system integration to maintain requirement traceability through various subsystems and verification activities.
Lead packaging projects from conception to implementation to drive packaging design and development for new products, including sustainable solutions
Packaging Standards: Develops and uses engineering design guides and standards for common design elements. Applies packaging appropriate Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and sustainability guidelines.
Lead all aspects of the transferring of new products into production. This includes making sure the designs are manufacturable and have acceptable production yields. Work with Engineering to specify and procure vital capital equipment and fixturing.
Support and develop consistent manufacturing/quality standards and/or processes for Deviations, Change Controls, and CAPAs in the new Quality System
Label Design and Development: Design product labels to customer requirements while using a standard set of templates applying label design software Bartender.
How will you get here?
Education
Bachelors in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering degree with relevant packaging design experience. Master's degree is a plus.
Experience
Minimum 5 years' of industry-related experience
Strong proficiency with packaging industry design and test standards (ISTA, ASTM, etc.)
Experience in regulated industry with a knowledge of sterile barrier packaging and sterilization processes.
Solid understanding of low particulate and low bioburden medical device packaging, manufacturing practices, and test methods
Experience with leading packaging equipment process qualifications (IQ, OQ, PQ)
Execution of project qualification activities and closeout.
Experience with structural engineering analysis of new packaging designs
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Solidworks (CAD), ArtiosCAD, CAPE (pallet layout), and SAP (ERP) experience.
Container leak testing experience
Willing to travel domestically and internationally (10%)
Analytical nature, responds positively to challenges, and a problem-solver
Highly motivated, organized, and detailed oriented. Self-starter with the ability to work efficiently and independently to tackle problems. Proven record leading multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously and prioritizing tasks in order of importance.
Creative, Innovative, and seeks out collaboration opportunities
Strong documentation, planning, and interpersonal skills
Persuasive communication skills and the ability to connect with and positively influence leadership and all levels of the organization
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in New York is $103,100.00-$154,700.00.
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
For more information on our benefits, please visit:
When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will be part of a hard-working, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With annual revenues of approximately $40 billion and the most significant investment in R&D in the industry, we give our over 100,000 colleagues the resources and chances to create substantial contributions to the world.
Location/Division: Rochester, NY Laboratory Products Division
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer!
In this role the Staff Packaging Engineer, collaborating with the Manager Packaging Engineering and Specials, will be responsible for leading packaging design projects across the Laboratory Products Division (LPD). This individual will be empowered to design, test, analyze, and select materials for new packaging and analyze current packaging for improvement opportunities. This role will collaborate with various LPD manufacturing facilities to improve all existing product packaging, address quality issues, develop and direct industry standard distribution testing (ISTA, ASTM, etc.), and drive the implementation of these projects throughout the division. The individual will engage internal resources and packaging suppliers to optimize packaging for customer experience, quality, manufacturing compatibility, and costs, with the goal of bringing outstanding packaging to Thermo Fisher Scientific. This position will have a higher focus on label design, working with Regulatory, IT and operations to validate.
How will you make an impact?
Plan, develop, model, and analyze designs for system integration to maintain requirement traceability through various subsystems and verification activities.
Lead packaging projects from conception to implementation to drive packaging design and development for new products, including sustainable solutions
Packaging Standards: Develops and uses engineering design guides and standards for common design elements. Applies packaging appropriate Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and sustainability guidelines.
Lead all aspects of the transferring of new products into production. This includes making sure the designs are manufacturable and have acceptable production yields. Work with Engineering to specify and procure vital capital equipment and fixturing.
Support and develop consistent manufacturing/quality standards and/or processes for Deviations, Change Controls, and CAPAs in the new Quality System
Label Design and Development: Design product labels to customer requirements while using a standard set of templates applying label design software Bartender.
How will you get here?
Education
Bachelors in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering degree with relevant packaging design experience. Master's degree is a plus.
Experience
Minimum 5 years' of industry-related experience
Strong proficiency with packaging industry design and test standards (ISTA, ASTM, etc.)
Experience in regulated industry with a knowledge of sterile barrier packaging and sterilization processes.
Solid understanding of low particulate and low bioburden medical device packaging, manufacturing practices, and test methods
Experience with leading packaging equipment process qualifications (IQ, OQ, PQ)
Execution of project qualification activities and closeout.
Experience with structural engineering analysis of new packaging designs
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Solidworks (CAD), ArtiosCAD, CAPE (pallet layout), and SAP (ERP) experience.
Container leak testing experience
Willing to travel domestically and internationally (10%)
Analytical nature, responds positively to challenges, and a problem-solver
Highly motivated, organized, and detailed oriented. Self-starter with the ability to work efficiently and independently to tackle problems. Proven record leading multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously and prioritizing tasks in order of importance.
Creative, Innovative, and seeks out collaboration opportunities
Strong documentation, planning, and interpersonal skills
Persuasive communication skills and the ability to connect with and positively influence leadership and all levels of the organization
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in New York is $103,100.00-$154,700.00.
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
- A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
- At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
- Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
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