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Principal Packaging Engineer

Irvine, California, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $124,000–$124,000🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the design, development, validation, and commercialization of medical device packaging systems to protect product integrity and ensure patient safety.

Role type

Principal Packaging Engineer (Technical Leader)

Builds

Medical device packaging systems, components, and assemblies

Domain

Healthcare / Medical Devices / Packaging Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

packaging engineering, product development, validation strategies, technical documentation, material evaluation, root cause analysis, cross-functional leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

medical device packaging, sterilization processes, FDA/ISO regulatory knowledge, engineering strategy development, technical standards establishment

Technologies

packaging materials, packaging technologies, manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for packaging innovation initiatives; Lead design and validation of packaging systems; Establish technical strategies and best practices; Serve as subject matter expert for cross-functional teams; Lead material evaluation and sourcing; Develop technical documentation and quality deliverables; Drive continuous improvement and corrective actions; Mentor packaging engineers

Seniority

Principal, technical leadership & strategy

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