Product Design Engineer

A globally leading technology company is looking for a Product Design Engineer to join its innovative Packaging Product Design team. In this role, you ll help shape the unboxing experience that excites millions of customers around the world. The team is responsible for creating and executing the structural packaging for all products - from shippers to finished goods boxes - delivering both aesthetic excellence and sustainability. You ll collaborate with cross-functional teams including Industrial Design, Marketing, and Operations to develop solutions that protect products while showcasing the company s design philosophy. If you re a creative problem-solver who s passionate about design, materials, and sustainability, we invite you to apply!
Job Responsibilities:
- Execute packaging designs from initial prototypes to mass production with sustainable packaging materials
- Utilize 2D and 3D CAD to design and document all parts and assemblies
- Ensure design meets defined performance requirements throughout its lifecycle by performing materials analysis, stress, and failure analyses. Communicate results through graphs and slides to help to team make data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, environmental, operations, and technology groups to refine and execute on the design on the packaging
- Build models and prototypes to articulate design concepts, evaluate functionality, and validate packaging performance
- Partner with internal manufacturing teams and external vendors to optimize designs for function, cosmetics, and manufacturability
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3 years of related industry experience
- BS degree with an emphasis in Mechanical Engineering or Packaging Science
- Experience working with 3D and 2D CAD
- Strong engineering fundamentals
- Strong communicator and independent contributor who is expected to stay proactive on updating project status and pulling in help to move roadblocks.
- Effective verbal and written presentation skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Flexibility and comfort working in a quickly changing environment
- Prototyping experience
- Data-driven design approach to complex problems
- Experience with design cycle from concept to manufacturing in mass-production
- Knowledge of material science and FEA
- Knowledge of fiber-based materials

Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months (with extension possible)
Work Location: Cupertino, CA (hybrid)
Pay range: $ 46.00 - $ 61.00 (DOE)