Mach Industries
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Packaging
$140K–$180K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Packaging, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to access export-controlled technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Leads packaging strategy, design, validation, and supplier execution for materials and components moving into, within, and between Mach Industries factories.
What you'll do
- Own packaging engineering standards and roadmap; lead projects from concept through validation and launch.
- Design and validate packaging and material-handling solutions, and manage PFEP, material-flow mapping, and packaging master data.
- Manage suppliers, cost models, KPIs, and continuous improvement; mentor packaging engineers and technicians.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a listed engineering, supply chain, or logistics field, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of packaging engineering experience in automotive, aerospace, defense, or other hardware manufacturing, including end-to-end project leadership.
- Hands-on packaging design experience; proficiency in 3D CAD, GD&T, and tolerance stack-ups.
- Experience validating to ISTA and ASTM standards; experience with PFEP, material flow mapping, cost modeling, and supplier management.
Nice to have
- Automotive packaging experience; experience with lithium batteries or hazardous-material packaging, ESD-protective packaging, virtual packaging tools, or FEA.
- Startup or factory-launch experience, mentoring experience, CPP credential, Teamcenter or similar PLM/ERP, Lean or Six Sigma training, or active security clearance or ability to obtain one.
Pay
$140,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Siemens NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Pack Studio, PackAssistant, ISTA, ASTM D4169, Teamcenter
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