Job Description Summary

The Package Engineer will Compete, Innovate and Deliver to lead packaging projects for medical device products from Front End Innovation through New Product Development. The R&D Engineer will support and/or lead packaging project(s) involving consumer-facing medical device products manage and/or execute all packaging activities for concept development, industrial design, prototyping, packaging materials, design/re-design for consumer research, equipment with an eye to scale up activities for commercialization.

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

Responsibilities

• Lead new packaging development projects in Front End Innovation (FEI) through the New Product Development (NPD) teams.

• Collaborate with Product Development, Industrial Design, Marketing, Operations, Sourcing and other internal organizations to develop new packaging to meet consumer and retailer needs.

• Work with Creative design internally and externally for consumer preferred packaging.

• Translate consumer use requirements into packaging concepts with rapid prototype generations for iterative qualitative testing.

• Actively participates with project teams to drive prototype concepts for qualitative and quantitative research.

• Collaborate with outside suppliers to develop and qualify new packaging components from concept through project stage gate up to launch.

• Develop and own COGS for packaging system components.

• Create and maintain technical documentation such as packaging specifications and test reports.

• Analyzes concepts to ensure that the specifications (Package Performance Specifications) meet the consumer, Marketing, and/or Regulatory requirements.

• Develop custom test methods as needed.

• Stay informed about industry trends, sustainability, innovation developments, etc.

• Travel to suppliers and manufacturing sites for design trials as needed.

• Write testing protocols. Lead appropriate documentation of activities in accordance with existing policies and procedures (Divisions, Corporate, and Regulatory compliance)

• Other duties as assigned by Management.        

Qualifications

Education

• BS in Industrial Design, Packaging Engineering or related technical field of study required

Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of experience or based upon experience required

• Consumer Packaged Goods experience required

• Medical Device experience is nice to have

• Experience and passion for consumer qualitative research a plus

• Experience with med device and/or consumer facing packaging lead concept ideas through NPD to the market required

• Experience and passion with consumer facing packaging and the research background bringing ideas from FEI, through NPD to market

• Drawing experience and proficiency preferred (Artios/Auto CAD, Solidworks, etc.)

• Project management preferred

• Manufacturing site exposure a plus

• Prototype generation experience a plus

• People management a plus

Abilities, Knowledge and Skills

• Proven ability to design and lead innovative packaging concept systems

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Microsoft Project for high level of written and communication skills.

• Proven ability to design and lead innovative packaging systems

• High level of written, communication and presentation skills

• Spanish Language skills a plus

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