Packaging Engineer

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Expected compensation: $58.75 per hour.

Hire Art is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Packaging Compliance Analyst to support packaging integrity, supplier compliance, and logistics operations.

• Audit inbound component packaging and labeling for compliance with Pack Spec guidelines and supplier standards.
• Utilize internal systems, including PFEP, Shipping Label Tracker, Packaging Compliance Tracker, and logistics KPIs, to support analysis and reporting.
• Maintain and improve packaging documentation, including database updates, drawings, data, and photographs.
• Support supplier corrective actions by documenting packaging trials, evaluating warehouse and line-side feasibility, and tracking outcomes.
• Assist in developing and implementing packaging strategies for existing components and new product introductions.
• Identify packaging issues or improvements, especially for pre‑production packaging, and elevate as needed.
• Support kitting, repackaging, and deviation request processes, ensuring accurate tracking and timely closures.
• Investigate inbound packaging damage and propose corrective and preventive measures.
• Develop dashboards and data‑driven reporting for internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Collaborate with packaging engineers on prototype reviews and sample assessments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and cross‑functional teams across logistics, manufacturing, and engineering.

• Associate degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Logistics Engineering, or 1-2 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience in logistics operations, supply chain, SAP, or automotive manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of expendable/returnable packaging, shipping labeling requirements, lean principles, warehouse processes, and line‑side operations.
• Ability to read CAD and technical drawings.
• Familiarity with automotive development, robotics, or warehouse automation.
• Strong root‑cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication skills, especially with suppliers.
• Proficiency in data analysis and Microsoft Excel/Word.

• CAD or SAP experience.
• Automotive packaging experience.
• Experience with Bar Tender shipping/labeling software.

• Pre‑tax commuter benefits.
• Employer (Hire Art) subsidized healthcare benefits (Eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service).
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare‑related costs.
• Hire Art covers all costs for short- and long‑term disability and life insurance.
• 401k package.

This is a full‑time, ongoing contract position staffed via Hire Art. This role is onsite and available to candidates local to the Hayward, CA area.

Hire Art values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp‑to‑corp.