Packaging Engineer

The Opportunity: 

The Mattel Vehicles Packaging Engineering team focuses on creating packaging structures across Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Thomas & Friends, Disney/Pixar Cars, and more. In this role you will be involved in the package design process (not just production process) and be proficient in Artios CAD and 3D modeling (i.e. Solidworks). We need a confident individual able to drive the packaging process with exceptional project management and creative skills. We are seeking a team centric individual that will work and collaborate with internal packaging design staff, marketing, product design, project managers and our counterparts overseas. We encourage innovative thinkers and go-getters! This is a highly creative team working on a variety of package structures and consumer unboxing experiences.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

As a Packaging Engineer, this individual will design and develop innovative structural packaging solutions to support worldwide product launches through a comprehensive knowledge of technology, materials and competitive analysis. The ideal candidate must possess the ability to:

• Create innovative structures to ensure competitive advantage
• Design 3D structures that compliment and protect complex products
• Originate a package concept for cost estimate and provide different packaging solutions and cost savings
• Work on many projects concurrently and adhere to packaging and business schedules
• Work cohesively and collaboratively in a team environment; to create standard engineering drawings and to have direct experience working with single layer and multi-layer paper materials plus multiple plastics and pulp materials.
• Ability to ideate and express ideas visually and verbally to the cross functional teams.
• Present ideas, problems and solutions to management and peers
• Answer questions on the fly in upper management meetings.
• Act as liaison and creative engineering partner with our global teams in Asia.
• Participate in various team/department/management meetings.  This is a very collaborative role requiring strong communication and partnering skills.
• Support several toy fair requirements throughout the year.