Packaging Design Engineer

• Be responsible for the conception, design, development, documentation creation, validation, and release of packaging.
• Interact with suppliers to develop packaging solutions from high-level design concepts.
• Collaborate with ID, PMs, Engineers, User Experience, Marketing, Operations, and Logistics teams both in region and out.
• Develop 3D and 2D part drawings and images for manufacturing vendors.
• Present to senior leadership team on programs when directly responsible for packaging structure.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working with consumer packaging materials.
• 5 years of experience with packaging Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools using 2D (e.g. ArtiosCAD) and 3D (e.g., SolidWorks, NX) applications and palletization software (e.g. TOPS and CAPE).

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of relevant industry experience, with the ability to lead teams for quality, schedule, or design, and understanding of various packaging materials tooling design and schedules.
• Experience managing multiple packaging projects in a cross-functional environment, and with logistics and operations and how they relate to packaging design.
• Experience working with sustainable packaging design methods and fiber based materials such as molded pulp trays.
• Ability to build and manage tolerance analysis of parts, understand and provide DFM feedback, and an understanding of international testing standards such as ASTM, ISTA, etc.
• Ability to travel up to 20% internationally.

As a member of a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team, you use your creativity and diverse range of engineering experience to explore solutions to a variety of engineering problems. As a mechanical engineer, you participate in the design, analysis, and prototyping of new concepts. You work in a manufacturing and product oriented development environment and collaborate with vendors and outside sources in order to see parts through to manufacture.

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user’s interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people’s lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working with consumer packaging materials.
• 5 years of experience with packaging Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools using 2D (e.g. ArtiosCAD) and 3D (e.g., SolidWorks, NX) applications and palletization software (e.g. TOPS and CAPE).