Circularity Innovation Engineer

Job Summary Leads the end-to-end engineering, innovation, and deployment of circularity solutions across HP products and packaging, with a primary focus on packaging transformation, recycled and renewable materials, electronics, reuse, repair, takeback, and circular economy systems.

Description

- Job Summary Leads the end-to-end engineering, innovation, and deployment of circularity solutions across HP products and packaging, with a primary focus on packaging transformation, recycled and renewable materials, electronics, reuse, repair, takeback, and circular economy systems
. Drives execution of HP’s circular economy strategy by integrating circularity into product design, supply chain operations, and digital data systems. This role contributes to HP’s long-term circularity ambition aligned to internal 2030 and 2040 management frameworks
, enabling scalable, compliant, and high-impact sustainability outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Circular Packaging Innovation
• Lead development and deployment of renewable and recyclable packaging solutions
• Replace single-use plastics with fiber-based, molded fiber, and bio-based materials
• Optimize packaging design for performance, cost, and lifecycle impact
• Ensure compliance with global requirements (e.g., EPR frameworks, California SB54, and EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR))
• Recycled & Renewable Materials Engineering
• Increase integration of:
• Post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR)
• Recycled metals and critical materials
• Renewable materials (e.g., bio-based, fiber-based) that are responsibly sourced and certified
• Closed-loop and ocean-bound materials
• Ensure renewable materials meet:
• Responsible sourcing standards (e.g., FSC, RSPO, or equivalent)
• Lifecycle performance, recyclability, and compliance requirements
• Support qualification and scaling of high recycled and renewable content materials
• Drive supplier engagement and certification for sustainable material sourcing
• Design for Circularity (DfC)
• Embed circularity principles into product design:
• Durability, modularity, repairability, upgradeability
• Disassembly and recyclability
• Partner with R&D teams to influence product architecture and material choices
• Align product design with ecolabels and sustainability standards
• Reuse, Repair, and Takeback
• Advance lifecycle extension strategies:
• Repair and refurbishment systems
• Device life extension and reuse programs
• Reverse supply chain optimization
• Scale reuse of products and components across HP portfolios
• Integrate reuse into sustainability metrics and operational models
• Circularity Data & Digital Systems
• Partner with digital and data teams to advance:
• Enterprise data platform and system of record
• Packaging and product data source
• Personal Systems sustainability reporting and data integration
• Print sustainability reporting and data integration
• Near real-time part and BOM-level sustainability reporting
• Improve:
• Data accuracy, traceability, and auditability
• BOM-level material transparency
• Support compliance with:
• EU CSRD / ESRS circular economy reporting
• Enable data-driven decision-making, reporting, and audit readiness
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Lead collaboration across:
• Engineering (R&D), Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability
• Engage suppliers to drive circular and renewable material innovation
• Contribute to external partnerships and industry initiatives
• Drive end-to-end execution from material sourcing → design → product → reverse supply chain

Scope & Impact

• Influences global HP product portfolios (Personal Systems, Print, Supplies)
• Impacts product and packaging material decisions at scale
• Directly contributes to:
• Circular and renewable material adoption
• Packaging transformation
• Reuse and repair expansion
• Enables regulatory compliance, cost optimization, and product differentiation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Materials, Packaging, Environmental, or related)
• 8–12+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated expertise in:
• Circular economy and sustainable materials
• Packaging engineering and/or materials science
• Recycled and/or renewable materials integration
• Experience working across global supply chains
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills

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