Demo

Packaging Process Engineer

Katalyst CRO
Raleigh, NC Contractor
POSTED ON 7/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/15/2026
Responsibilities

  • Seeking an experienced Packaging Process Engineer to support a large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing expansion. This consultant will provide technical leadership for pharmaceutical packaging operations, supporting equipment implementation, commissioning, qualification, process optimization, and commercial manufacturing readiness.
  • Working closely with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Validation, Automation, Maintenance, and Project Engineering, this individual will optimize packaging operations while ensuring equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, and efficient production performance. The successful candidate will have experience supporting automated pharmaceutical packaging lines from startup through commercial operations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Packaging Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 5 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience, with direct experience supporting packaging operations.
  • Experience supporting automated packaging equipment within a GMP-regulated environment.
  • Strong understanding of packaging equipment validation, manufacturing startup, and process qualification.
  • Knowledge of FDA cGMP regulations, EU GMP requirements, and pharmaceutical packaging best practices.
  • Experience supporting process improvements, equipment reliability initiatives, and manufacturing optimization.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, technical writing, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with serialization, aggregation, and track-and-trace systems.
  • Experience supporting packaging of sterile injectable products, cartridges, syringes, or combination products.
  • Familiarity with MES, SAP, TrackWise, or other manufacturing execution and quality systems.
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience is preferred.

Most Important Skills Needed

  • Pharmaceutical packaging process engineering experience
  • Automated packaging line experience
  • Cartoners, labelers, case packers, palletizers, and packaging equipment
  • Equipment startup, commissioning, and qualification (FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ)
  • Packaging process optimization and continuous improvement
  • Manufacturing troubleshooting and root cause investigations
  • GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Validation, Automation, and Quality
  • Technical documentation, engineering studies, and protocol development
  • Experience supporting commercial manufacturing operations.

Hourly Wage Estimation for Packaging Process Engineer in Raleigh, NC
$46.00 to $54.00
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Packaging Process Engineer?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Packaging Process Engineer career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$85,859 - $102,536
Income Estimation: 
$110,340 - $133,143
Income Estimation: 
$110,340 - $133,143
Income Estimation: 
$138,848 - $168,818
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Katalyst CRO

  • Katalyst CRO Minneapolis, MN
  • Job Summary We are seeking a detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support project execution, process improvement initiatives, and cross-functional collab... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Katalyst CRO Raritan, NJ
  • Roles & Responsibilities Manage end-to-end validation lifecycle (Inventory, Assessment, Remediation, Final Disposition) Perform ERP validation, Data Migrat... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Katalyst CRO Bothell, WA
  • Job Description The Product Design Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting quality throughout the product development lifecycle by ensuring complian... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Katalyst CRO Murrysville, PA
  • Job Description The Supplier Quality Specialist will support supplier quality initiatives, manufacturing transfers, and new product implementation within a... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Packaging Process Engineer jobs in the Raleigh, NC area that may be a better fit.

  • Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences Durham, NC
  • Responsibilities: Seeking an experienced Packaging Process Engineer to support a large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing expansion. This consultant will p... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences Raleigh, NC
  • Responsibilities: Seeking an experienced Packaging Process Engineer to support a large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing expansion. This consultant will p... more
  • 3 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!