About the role

AI summarised

The Packaging Engineer 2 role at Illumina focuses on designing, testing, and implementing packaging solutions for consumables and instrument products. The position involves cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain, Engineering, Production, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to ensure packaging meets requirements for cost, sustainability, yield, and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities span new product introductions, sustaining activities, and logistics, with emphasis on supplier qualification, material innovation, and validation of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging systems.

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Key Responsibilities

Consult with Supply Chain, Engineering & Production departments to determine the costs and feasibility of producing proposed packaging
Develop or co-develop sketches, specifications, samples, and written analyses of proposed packaging to present design for approval
Draft and perform packaging stability studies and review/write Work Instructions for existing and new products
Define efficient packing procedures, innovations in packaging materials, specifications, test plans, and key performance indicators for high volume disposable products
Construct and execute controlled experiments (including DOEs) and test plan for packaging material
Work cross functionally with Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality to optimize cost, yield and performance on packaging reliability
Partnership with other departments to manage supplier production process/automation development
Work with internal partners and critical suppliers, troubleshoot packaging issues related to yield, quality and throughput
Support sustaining and continuous improvements for packaging and consumables requirements
Team member on project teams responsible for developing package systems
Design and select primary, secondary and tertiary packaging components and suppliers

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or a related field
Minimum 2 years of related experience in various packaging materials and an understanding of their characteristics, handling and safety requirements
Experience in managing multiple packaging projects in a cross-functional environment
Experience in biotech or medical device or high volume manufacturing in a high-tech consumables industry is desired
Knowledge of industry regulations such as ISO13485, FDA and QSR
Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Access etc)
Good inter-departmental communication skills and documentation & reporting skills are required
Excellent organizational skills and result oriented
Strong team player with cross functional skill set
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Solid Works creating product package design and mechanical modeling will be added advantage