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Principal Packaging Engineer

Chicago, Illinois💼 Full-time💰 $109,000–$109,000🗓 2026-06-04 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead the identification, development, and commercialization of new, improved, and cost-reduced packaging solutions for consumer packaged goods, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and advancing sustainability priorities.

Role type

Principal Packaging Engineer (Strategic & Technical Leadership)

Builds

New packaging systems, improved packaging solutions, and cost-reduced packaging designs for food brands.

Domain

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Food Industry / Packaging Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (packaging systems)

Required skills

Experimental design, performance specifications, commissioning, qualification, validation design, regulatory compliance (Extended Producer Responsibility), food science principles, food safety, sanitary design, end-of-life design for recyclable packaging, physical and structural package testing, intellectual property development, patent analysis, packaging materials knowledge, equipment capabilities, advanced testing methodologies.

Preferred skills

Master's or Doctorate degree in Packaging, experience in consumer packaged goods, strong collaboration skills, negotiation skills, conflict resolution, Microsoft Office proficiency.

Technologies

Microsoft Office tools

Responsibilities

Champion ideas for technology improvements, compliance requirements, sustainability enhancements, and cost savings; Serve as a recognized subject matter expert and technical leader in packaging engineering; Drive execution of complex, cross-functional projects to deliver against platform and enterprise-level objectives; Mentor and develop packaging engineers across platforms; Represent the company with professionalism within the technical and packaging community.

Seniority

Principal, strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise

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