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Senior Packaging Engineer

Aalo
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Austin, TXFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Packaging Engineer responsible for strategy, design, validation, and continuous improvement of engineered packaging solutions for components, assemblies, and equipment throughout their lifecycle, with a focus on safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in a nuclear/regulated environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead packaging projects from requirements and concept through design, validation, release, and implementation.
  • Design protective packaging, reusable containers, dunnage, shipping fixtures, and domestic/international shipping racks.
  • Apply CAD, technical drawings, datum schemes, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis to packaging designs.
  • Define requirements based on hardware, handling, transportation, storage, operational, and regulatory needs.
  • Plan and execute packaging validation, including shock, vibration, drop, compression, and environmental testing.
  • Partner with Design, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, Programs, Quality, and Operations to deliver practical packaging solutions.
  • Work with suppliers and fabricators to prototype, qualify, and scale designs.
  • Create packaging specifications, drawings, test plans, work instructions, and bills of materials.
  • Track packaging KPIs—including damage, cost, cycle time, and reuse—and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of engineered packaging design, validation, and testing experience in nuclear, energy, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Packaging, Manufacturing, Industrial Design, or a related field; equivalent exceptional experience considered.
  • Experience designing packaging for complex, high-value, fragile, heavy, or safety-critical hardware.
  • Strong knowledge of shock, vibration, drop, compression, and environmental testing.
  • Proficiency in CAD, technical drawings, datum schemes, GD&T, and tolerance-stack analysis.
  • Knowledge of machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, and packaging materials including steel, aluminum, composites, wood, corrugate, and foam.
  • Familiarity with ISTA, ASTM, Mil-Spec, and other relevant packaging, transportation, and test standards.
  • Strong communication, project-management, risk-assessment, and continuous-improvement skills.

Skills

Required:Packaging designCAD and drawingTesting and validation

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on technical level
  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Corporate Gym Membership
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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