What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Engineer position at Base Power Company?
About Base
Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
About The Role
Base is seeking a highly motivated Packaging Engineer to own the production material presentation strategy for our first and future factories. You will be the connection point between packaging logistics optimization, lean factory material management, and automation equipment development. This is a very unique opportunity to engage with multiple teams within Base to develop our material movement strategy to optimize the path from component supplier to the battery system’s final destination on a member’s home. The successful candidate must have the ability to work quickly and efficiently with a high level of precision, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail oriented, and not be afraid to redefine tradition.
What You’ll Do
Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
About The Role
Base is seeking a highly motivated Packaging Engineer to own the production material presentation strategy for our first and future factories. You will be the connection point between packaging logistics optimization, lean factory material management, and automation equipment development. This is a very unique opportunity to engage with multiple teams within Base to develop our material movement strategy to optimize the path from component supplier to the battery system’s final destination on a member’s home. The successful candidate must have the ability to work quickly and efficiently with a high level of precision, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail oriented, and not be afraid to redefine tradition.
What You’ll Do
- Lead end-to-end engineered packaging projects for Base’s manufacturing and deployment operations
- Interface with Hardware, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Deployment 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
- Drive cost evaluations for expendable to returnable projects
- Assist in vendor selection and vendor management
- Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging, Industrial Design, or equivalent work experience
- Working knowledge of CAD, and technical drawings, including datum structure, GD&T and tolerance stack up analysis
- Familiarity 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 results
- First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
- Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
- Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.
- Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.
- Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.
- Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in.
- Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.