Quality Packaging Engineer

Overview

The Quality Packaging Engineer contributes to the evaluation, validation, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of cold chain packaging solutions across the distribution network, working under moderate guidance.

What you'll do

• Execute assigned testing activities and perform routine technical analysis to contribute to the design, qualification, validation, and deployment of new and existing cold chain packaging solutions.
• Draft, revise, and maintain controlled packaging quality documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, technical packaging performance assessments, validation summaries, test documentation, and quality records.
• Provide technical support for network packaging changes by assessing packaging performance, implementation readiness, and transportation requirements.
• Participate in packaging-related investigations, including temperature excursions and performance issues, by analyzing monitoring and test data, contributing to root-cause evaluation, and developing recommended corrective or preventive actions.
• Participate in supplier and vendor meetings by reviewing packaging materials and test data and contributing to the evaluation of proposed technology or material changes.
• Provide recommendations for review to support compliant and operationally feasible cold chain packaging solutions.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, packaging science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality, packaging engineering, pharmaceutical distribution, life sciences, or a regulated industry.
• Experience supporting cold chain packaging, temperature-control distribution processes, packaging materials/design, transportation environments, validation activities, packaging-related quality programs, and relevant industry standards.
• Working knowledge and experience supporting packaging test methods, validation protocol development, sample preparation, data collection and analysis, test execution, interpretation of results, and technical documentation in accordance with approved protocols.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute to cross-functional projects through data analysis, technical problem-solving, identification of gaps or risks, escalation of issues, and implementation of approved quality or operational improvements.
• Experience contributing to cross-functional teams in a regulated, quality-driven, technical, or operational environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage individual priorities, support project execution, identify issues or risks, and escalate appropriately while maintaining alignment with approved procedures and business needs.
• Working knowledge of applicable quality system, regulatory, and industry expectations for packaging, transportation, cold chain distribution, and temperature-sensitive product handling.
• Ability to review validation protocols, analyze packaging performance data, interpret test results, summarize findings, and develop clear recommendations for packaging quality decisions.
• Effective analytical, organizational, problem-solving, technical writing, and controlled-documentation skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with ISTA standards.
• Experience drafting or maintaining SOPs, work instructions, validation records, technical assessments, testing protocols, technical reports, or other controlled quality documents.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical distribution, wholesale operations, packaging operations, or cold chain logistics.

Details

• Employment is for a role described as hybrid: on-site at the Las Colinas office a minimum of two (2) days per week, with remaining days remote; specific in-office days may be designated based on team needs.
• Travel approximately 20-30% of the time.
• Keyboard/laptop use 8 hours a day.
• Target salary budgeted between $75,000 and $80,000 per year, plus a 5% bonus.