Product Packaging Engineer

Product Packaging Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work.

We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here.

We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

The Product Packaging Engineer is responsible for the design, development, qualification, and lifecycle management of packaging solutions for new and existing products.

This role partners with Product Development, NPI, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Compliance, and external suppliers to create innovative packaging solutions that provide superior product protection while driving sustainability, operational efficiency, and cost reduction.

The engineer will lead packaging development activities from concept through production, focusing on sustainable materials, elimination of unnecessary plastics, packaging optimization, transportation efficiency, reusable packaging solutions, and global compliance requirements.

This position serves as the technical packaging expert supporting worldwide manufacturing and distribution operations.

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Design & Development



* Lead the assessment, design, development, qualification, and implementation of packaging solutions for products throughout the product lifecycle.


* Review mechanical product designs and develop packaging solutions that meet product protection, transportation, manufacturing, and customer requirements.


* Create packaging specifications, material strategies, common packaging components, and special packaging requirements.


* Assess shock, vibration, compression, and drop performance requirements and incorporate them into packaging designs.


* Coordinate packaging development efforts with internal engineering teams, manufacturing partners, and third-party packaging suppliers.


* Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and ensure packaging readiness for product launches..

Packaging Testing & Qualification



* Develop packaging qualification plans, test procedures, and acceptance criteria.


* Design and execute packaging verification testing, including shock, vibration, drop, environmental, and transportation testing.


* Analyze test results and implement design improvements to ensure robust package performance.


* Qualify alternative materia...