Packaging Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-27
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Engineering
Packaging Engineer, Product Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
About this position
JOB DESCRIPTION
Department: Commercial / Brand Partnerships
Status: Full Time Salary
Location: Bolingbrook
Last date revised: August 2026
ABOUT US: We are a rapidly growing company named Fast Company's #2 Most Innovative Beauty Company for 2023. Our mission is to enhance lives through healthy skin, partnering with beauty brands to develop and manufacture products that promote skin health for all. We believe the future of sun care is the future of beauty™.
The Packaging Engineer is responsible for the design, development, testing, and commercialization of primary and secondary packaging solutions for cosmetic and personal care products. This role partners closely with Product Development, Marketing, Quality, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to deliver innovative, functional, sustainable, and cost-effective packaging that meets brand aesthetics, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing capabilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and develop primary and secondary packaging components such as bottles, jars, tubes, pumps, caps, droppers, compacts, cartons, and labels for cosmetic products
- Collaborate with Product Development and Marketing to translate brand, consumer, and formula requirements into technically sound packaging solutions
- Lead packaging feasibility assessments, specifications, and timelines from concept through commercialization
- Conduct and oversee packaging testing including compatibility, stability, transport, drop, compression, leakage, and line trials
- Support qualification and onboarding of new packaging materials, components, and suppliers
- Identify and implement cost-saving, sustainability, and performance improvement opportunities
- Ensure packaging designs comply with applicable regulatory, sustainability, and quality standards (e.g., FDA, ISO, ASTM, sustainability guidelines)
- Develop and maintain packaging specifications, drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation
- Provide technical support during manufacturing scale-up, validation, and production launch
- Troubleshoot packaging-related issues in manufacturing, filling, and distribution
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