Senior Electrical Engineer

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 for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit

Sealed Air is seeking a driven, team-oriented engineering professional to fulfill our current Electrical Engineering position located in Ayer, Massachusetts. The qualified candidate will be responsible for packaging equipment development, with a focus on software and industrial control system design throughout a product’s lifecycle. In this role the engineer will innovate and design packaging equipment control systems and related software. Candidates should be comfortable with agile methodologies and communicating with customers.

The ability to handle multiple projects, work independently and interact with team leaders as well as peers will be critical.

Position scope includes new equipment development projects, support of legacy equipment, design and support of production test equipment, troubleshooting, problem solving, and cross functional team support.

• Design & maintain software / Firmware for industrial control systems, embedded control systems, & test equipment.
• Develop and maintain software for database connections & data collection solutions.
• Design and Program HMI / GUI interfaces.
• Maintain revision control on all documentation, drawings & Programs via engineering change notices (ECN), and doc. control systems.
• Support manufacturing relating to customer orders, inventory, parts, documentation, equipment commissioning, and maintenance of test equipment.
• Create & maintain Bills of Materials.
• Troubleshooting & field support with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Create & maintain schematic drawings in AutoCAD (on occasion).
• Create & maintain cable assembly drawings & Wire run / point to point lists (on occasion).

• BS degree in Engineering required;
  Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent on the job experience preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with electrical design and project engineering / software development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.
• Proficiency with software development for Equipment and services.
• Experience with C / C++, C#, and Python programming.
• Experience with IoT technology with a focus on edge devices.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with industrial network protocols such as:
  Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, CAN Bus, Device Net.
• Knowledge of Industrial controls and PLC programming with Ladder logic a plus.
• Ability to travel if required.
• Comfortable working with & providing guidance to peers.

C/C++, C#, Visual Studio, .NET, Python, AutoCAD Electrical, Knowledge of Engineering release processes, Industrial communications;
Ether P, CIP, PID / Temperature Control Systems, Motor Control, MS Office suite. Excellent teamwork and communication skills.

Salary Range: $81,900-$141,335

The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time…