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Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) - Packaging

Cupertino, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-09 → 2026-09-28

Core

Manage R&D, selection, and implementation of manufacturing processes for consumer packaging parts and assemblies to enable product manufacturability and environmental goals.

Role type

Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer (Packaging)

Builds

Consumer product packaging parts and assemblies

Domain

Consumer electronics manufacturing / Sustainable packaging

Required skills

Manufacturing process development, Tooling and fixture design, Automation development, NPI process execution, Factory layout planning, Cross-functional collaboration, Data analytics for decision making, New material roadmap management, Scalability demonstration, Mass production specification definition

Preferred skills

Design for Manufacturing (DFM), GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, SPC, Failure Analysis, Root Cause analysis, Statistical tools application, Project prioritization, Independent work, International travel

Technologies

GD&T, SPC, Statistical tools

Responsibilities

Develop innovative solutions for fiber-based designs and environmental footprint reduction; Lead partners in process selection, factory layout, and tooling design; Establish relationships with raw material and equipment suppliers; Use data and analytics to influence cross-functional teams; Manage technology and material roadmaps; Collaborate with Product Design and Materials Engineering on innovative solutions; Demonstrate scalability of new materials and processes; Propose product specifications for mass production including tolerances.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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