What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Engineer position at Avance Consulting?
Role: Packaging Engineer
Location: Fremont, CA (2 openings) ; Austin, Texas (2 openings) ; Sparks, Nevada (2 openings)
Contract
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What You’ll Do
- Lead end-to-end engineered packaging projects for Vehicle and Energy platforms
- Interface with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Introduction, and Operations partners to gather and develop packaging requirements
- Partner with Supply Chain and Logistics to drive projects to enable the most efficient delivery of parts possible without sacrificing part quality or manufacturability
- Provide design direction and development plans of protective packaging containers, dunnage and unique shipping racks – domestic and international
- Apply industrial design techniques of CAD, technical drawings, including datum structure, GD&T and tolerance stack up analysis
- Monitor KPI’s and work with Packaging Design Engineers to develop world-class packaging standards and continue to improve upon them
- Drive expendable to returnable projects and participate in sustainability initiatives; Manage project budgets, risks, and change management; Assist in vendor selection and vendor management
What You’ll Brin
- gBachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging, Industrial Design, or equivalent work experience with evidence of exceptional abilit
- yWorking knowledge of CAD, and technical drawings, including datum structure, GD&T and tolerance stack up analysi
- sFamiliarity with manufacturing processes including machining, welding, injection molding etc
- .Strong knowledge in a large variety of materials (aluminum, steel, composites, foam, etc.); Experience with designing to standards such as ASTM, Mil-Spec, etc
- .Strong understanding of packaging testing and validation; Capable of managing multiple priorities at once without sacrificing quality of result
- sProficient at-risk management and communication; Team player with strong process and continuous improvement mindse
- tTravel up to 30% require