What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Design Engineer - West Chester, Ohio position at Sealed Air Corporation?
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.
Job Description
The Packaging Design Engineer supports Sealed Air’s sales organization by designing, prototyping, and testing protective packaging solutions, with a strong focus on Instapak® foam cushioning. This is a hands-on engineering role that blends CAD design, CNC machining, woodworking, physical testing, and customer-facing communication.
You will own the full end-to-end process: from initial customer opportunity through design, mold fabrication, sample creation, ISTA testing, and final customer presentation. This role is ideal for early-career engineers who want variety, technical depth, and direct customer impact. This role is onsite in West Chester, Ohio.
What You’ll Do
Relocation: No
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Job Description
The Packaging Design Engineer supports Sealed Air’s sales organization by designing, prototyping, and testing protective packaging solutions, with a strong focus on Instapak® foam cushioning. This is a hands-on engineering role that blends CAD design, CNC machining, woodworking, physical testing, and customer-facing communication.
You will own the full end-to-end process: from initial customer opportunity through design, mold fabrication, sample creation, ISTA testing, and final customer presentation. This role is ideal for early-career engineers who want variety, technical depth, and direct customer impact. This role is onsite in West Chester, Ohio.
What You’ll Do
- Create engineered packaging designs using RhinoCAD or similar CAD tools
- Develop custom cushion and mold designs for Instapak® foam solutions
- Program and operate CNC router equipment to machine mold components
- Build molds and wooden frames using woodworking tools (table saw, band saw, nail guns, screw guns)
- Pour Instapak® foam into molds to create prototype cushions
- Conduct ISTA drop and vibration testing in the PAC lab
- Analyze test results and prepare technical reports and recommendations
- Present design concepts and testing outcomes to customers and sales teams
- Partner closely with sales, service, and customers to diagnose packaging challenges and propose solutions
- Manage multiple design projects using internal database systems
- Bachelor of Science in Packaging (Engineering or Industrial Design with packaging focus considered)
- 0–4 years of experience in packaging engineering or related field
- CAD proficiency (RhinoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar)
- Knowledge of ISTA testing standards (drop and vibration)
- Ability to lift and handle 50-pound items for testing
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Willingness to work onsite full-time in West Chester, Ohio
- Willingness to travel regionally (~1x/month within a 4 hour driving radius)
- Experience with foam or corrugated protective packaging
- Woodworking experience or comfort with woodworking tools
- CNC programming experience
- Exposure to Instapak® or other cushioning materials
- Balanced work: CAD design hands-on manufacturing testing customer interaction
- Direct customer impact: See your designs come to life and solve real business problems
- Skill-building: CAD, CNC machining, woodworking, testing methodologies, technical communication
- Career growth: Clear pathways into service, sales, engineering leadership, or advanced PAC roles
- Small-team environment: Collaborative, supportive, and backed by a global company
- End-to-end ownership: Engineers manage the full lifecycle from concept to customer presentation
Relocation: No
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
- Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com.