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Senior Packaging Engineer
Adept GroupUnited States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Nov 2025
About the role
Adept Group offers an award-winning workplace for exceptional packaging industry talent. We work on a range of innovative projects for iconic brand owners. Our technically gifted team collaborates to produce unparalleled results. We offer a great place to showcase your expertise and build upon your skillset. All while having fun with amazing people from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We’re driven, inspirational and most importantly, human. We offer a flexible, creative culture focusing on 3 pillars - our environment, our communities, and our health and well-being. Join a team committed to building a sustainable future! The Opportunity Adept Group is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer (1099 Contractor)! This candidate will have 8+ years of packaging engineering experience. They will have strong SolidWorks capabilities (drawings, assemblies, ASME standards). They would also have hands-on experience with rigid packaging formats, BOMS, & coordinating test labs for ship/stability testing. The project is remote but will require occasional travel to CA and NC. This is a 1099 Contractor (Independent Contractor) opportunity for 6 months at 40 hours per week with the possibility of extension. Packaging Updates & Change Management
- Execute day-to-day packaging and labeling updates for existing products.
- Scope, manage, and implement packaging changes through established change-control process.
- Update and maintain packaging specifications, documentation, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
- Ensure packaging and labeling changes meet internal standards, regulatory requirements, and market timelines.
- Create and revise SolidWorks drawings, dielines, and assemblies in accordance with ASME standards.
- Support structural packaging changes such as pack count adjustments, bundle updates, and carton/tray modifications.
- Coordinate shipping qualification testing (ISTA/ASTM) through external laboratories when required.
- Participate in blister stability studies and barrier material evaluations when assigned.
- Support pouch packaging assessments and other material alternatives based on project needs and experience.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners on technical packaging studies.
- Work closely with Operations, Quality, Commercial, and external manufacturing partners.
- Support packaging initiatives with clarity, documentation accuracy, and timely follow-through.
- Manage urgent or unplanned packaging needs in a fast-paced, consumer-driven environment.
- Adhere to SOPs, packaging processes, and documentation standards.
- Reviewing new packaging or labeling change requests
- Scoping what needs to be updated (specs, drawings, artwork, documents)
- Making SolidWorks updates (dielines, assemblies, models)
- Updating specifications and documentation through change control
- Maintaining and correcting BOMs
- Coordinating with external test labs as needed
- Supporting blister or barrier material work when assigned
- Assisting with pouch packaging trials
- Working with Operations, Quality, Commercial, and external partners
- Handling urgent packaging requests or priority shifts
- Providing packaging/material information when requested
- Joining short engineering check-ins and following SOPs
- 8–15 years or more of packaging engineering experience
- Strong SolidWorks capability (drawings, assemblies, ASME standards)
- Ability to write and maintain packaging specifications
- Experience building and maintaining BOMs
- Hands-on experience with rigid packaging formats (especially blister trays and lidding)
- Comfort handling structural packaging changes
- Experience coord
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