Amperesand
Senior Packaging Engineer
$130K–$200K
Sunnyvale, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years designing component packaging from concept to production.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience and demonstrated accomplishments.
About the job
Design and take inbound component packaging from concept through production, protecting parts in shipment and supporting production-line material handling.
What you'll do
- Design, model, analyze, prototype, and test packaging for protection, weight, durability, and manufacturing-line handling.
- Conduct design reviews, ensure compliance with packaging standards, and deliver engineering specifications and documentation for supplier bidding.
- Collaborate with design, manufacturing, material-handling, NPI, quality, program-management, and supplier teams from concept through production.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience and demonstrated accomplishments.
- 3+ years of experience designing packaging for components from concept to production.
- Expertise in CAD modeling using 3D EXPERIENCE; capability with CAE simulation tools such as Ansys.
- Proficiency in GD&T, tolerance analysis, and DFM/DFA principles; familiarity with packaging component manufacturing processes.
Nice to have
- CATIA 3DX/V5 or Solidworks.
- Familiarity with electronics packaging and PCBAs; experience with packaging quality documents, supplier standards, or Agile development using Scrum and Jira.
Pay
USD $130,000 - $200,000 base salary (SF); USD $130,000 - $200,000 base salary (Reno)
Tools
3D EXPERIENCE, CATIA 3DX/V5, Solidworks, Ansys, GD&T, DFM/DFA, Scrum, Jira
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