Corrugated Structural Designer

As a Corrugate Structural Designer at AE Global, you will lead the development of corrugated packaging structures, from concept through production-ready specification. Your role focuses on designing innovative, manufacturable corrugate solutions that align with customer brands and objectives, while serving as the company's subject matter expert for all corrugate design, estimation, and production opportunities. You will work closely with the creative team, sales, and manufacturing partners to bring structural concepts to life.

• Customer
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work directly with customers and the sales team to understand core needs and deliver corrugate solutions that meet their brand, creative vision, and functional objectives.
• Cost and Production Efficiency:
  Design packaging that is structurally sound, cost-effective, and feasible for large-scale corrugate manufacturing.
• Market Research:
  Stay current on industry trends, competitor products, board grades, flute profiles, and emerging packaging technologies to inform design decisions.

• Structural Packaging Design:
  Use CAD software (Impact CAD, Artios CAD) to develop corrugate structural designs, dielines, and production specifications.
• Corrugate Subject Matter Expertise:
  Act as the subject matter expert for all corrugate design and production opportunities, interfacing with the sales team and customers as needed.
• Prototyping and Sampling:
  Use digital and physical design tools to prototype and refine packaging on-site. Assist with sample-making, cutting, folding, and gluing.
• Stock Display and Structure Library:
  Develop and maintain a stock display and structure database for common AE Global industry verticals.
• 3D Visualization:
  Use rendering tools to visualize and validate structural designs for feasibility and presentation.

• Process Improvement:
  Suggest and develop process and performance improvements that reduce project turn-around times and improve quality assurance.
• Training:
  Help train innovation lab designers on common practices and methods for corrugated design and production spec'ing.

• Strong proficiency in creating and revising corrugate dielines and preparing production-ready files.
• Experience with Artios CAD, Impact CAD, or similar structural packaging software.
• Working knowledge of corrugate board grades, flute profiles, common box styles (FEFCO/ECMA references a plus), and converting processes.
• Familiarity with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, particularly Illustrator, for dieline and artwork handoff.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines consistently.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in industrial design, packaging engineering, structural design, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.