Senior Packaging Engineer, Distribution Packaging

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials engineering solutions for display and semiconductor chips, is hiring a Senior Packaging Engineer for distribution packaging in Santa Clara, California. The role supports the product life cycle, packaging standards and supplier processes, and includes mentoring junior packaging engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Aid in establishing and managing packaging suppliers and related processes and procedures.
• Develop test plans and perform laboratory testing on products, packages and packaging materials.
• Support the Product Life Cycle (PLC) process by defining Design For Distribution (DFD) requirements and influencing product design.
• Identify and run continuous improvement initiatives and cost-saving activities.
• Develop and maintain global packaging standards and specifications for Applied Materials and its supply base.
• Provide advanced training and support to Packaging Engineer III.
• Lead packaging-related projects and problems, mentor junior engineers, and work with manufacturing, supply chain, quality and product engineering teams.

Required profile

• BS degree in Packaging, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• 10+ years of professional experience in packaging engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience developing and validating packaging solutions for complex equipment, industrial products or technology hardware is highly valued.
• Fluent in CAD; NX preferred, Solidworks, Creo, Artios and AutoCAD also listed.

Required skills

• Packaging design and development, testing and validation
• Transportation and distribution packaging, packaging materials selection
• Supplier management and qualification
• Development of packaging specifications and standards
• Design for Distribution (DFD)
• Cost reduction and continuous improvement, PLC support and new product introduction

What we offer

• Salary of $133,500 to $183,500.
• Full-time position, regular employee, with travel of about 10% of the time and relocation eligibility.
• Comprehensive benefits package, with possible bonus and stock award program.