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Salary: USD 90,000 - 114,000 / annual
Harry's, the #2 shave brand globally and part of Mammoth Brands (a modern CPG company behind Harry's, Flamingo, Lume, Mando, and Coterie), is seeking a Senior Associate Packaging Engineer to join its Packaging Engineering Team in New York.
The Packaging Engineering Team is responsible for developing and engineering all aspects of packaging from concept to mass production, supporting custom and stock packaging (bottles, caps, pumps, jars) and secondary packaging (folding cartons, gift sets) across the Mammoth Brands Personal Care portfolio.
In this role, you will:
- Research packaging sustainability, innovation, and trends to develop packaging components for new product introductions, retail exclusives, promotions, partnerships, and operational initiatives
- Recommend and own packaging workstreams required to qualify packaging components, tooling, equipment, and processes
- Develop specifications and access, review, modify, or create 3D CAD models, 3D prints, and 2D engineering drawings to build prototype tools, samples, and approve component structures
- Work with packaging component suppliers on design for manufacturing, apply robust testing plans to validate designs, and qualify production release in partnership with cross-functional teams
- Participate in and drive packaging engineering design reviews
- Own packaging line trials and test plans; troubleshoot packaging-related technical issues and develop risk mitigation plans
- Work with the Production Artist team to develop color standards and establish production color ranges
- Bring printing and decorating experience to graphics design, decoration testing, and artwork approval
- Issue and maintain packaging component specifications, finished goods specifications, and assembly instructions
- Maintain collaborative relationships with packaging component suppliers, contract manufacturers, and internal cross-functional partners
You will report to the Director of Packaging and work cross-functionally with Project Management, Quality, Global Supply, Product Development, Retail, Brand Marketing, and external partners including packaging component suppliers, testing labs, printing and decorating suppliers, and contract manufacturing sites.
The company emphasizes a fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture with a focus on AI fluency and experimentation. Mammoth Brands operates on a hybrid model: in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at their 70,000 sq ft SoHo office, which features bagels on Wednesdays, lunch on Thursdays, and fully stocked kitchens.
REQUIREMENTS:
- BS in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related disciplines (such as industrial design, materials, or chemical engineering), or demonstrated equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in the design, testing, and development of new packaging using a range of component manufacturing processes and materials
- Knowledge of a variety of material properties and packaging components such as pumps, closures, bottles, tubes, aerosols, folding cartons, gift sets, flexible films, and laminations
- Good eye for design and aesthetics; experience with decorating techniques and materials used on primary and secondary packaging
- Honest, direct communication skills; ability to articulate and defend technical packaging decisions to cross-functional teams
- Experience with 2D engineering drawings to define critical-to-quality dimensions and using engineering analysis methods such as Tolerance Analysis and Statistical Analysis
- Experience with 3D MCAD packages (e.g., Artios, Solidworks); TOPS Packaging design software and Kongsberg cutting table familiarity is a plus
- Extremely organized, dependable, and self-motivated; ability to excel in a hands-on, fast-paced environment
- Lifelong learner; comfortable admitting when you don't know an answer
- Sense of humor and ability to take work seriously while maintaining perspective
