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About the Role
The Packaging Engineer is responsible for the design, development, validation, and continuous improvement of packaging solutions used to protect precision optical components and assemblies throughout manufacturing, storage, and customer delivery. This role supports both internal product movement and external shipment, ensuring components remain protected from damage, contamination, and handling risks while meeting customer, quality, and regulatory requirements. Working closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams, the Packaging Engineer will develop practical packaging systems that improve product protection, support manufacturing flow, reduce handling risk, and enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate combines strong engineering fundamentals with hands-on problem-solving skills and experience supporting high-value, fragile, or precision-manufactured products.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement packaging solutions for precision optical components, assemblies, and finished products.
- Engineer reusable trays, totes, fixtures, and handling systems used throughout the manufacturing process.
- Develop customer-facing packaging solutions that meet product protection, cleanliness, transportation, and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate packaging performance through drop, vibration, compression, environmental, and distribution testing.
- Select, qualify, and validate packaging materials suitable for precision optics and environmentally controlled manufacturing environments.
- Create and maintain packaging drawings, specifications, work instructions, bills of material, and engineering change documentation.
- Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to ensure packaging supports efficient product flow and product protection.
- Investigate packaging-related quality issues, shipping damage, and handling concerns and implement corrective actions.
- Standardize packaging solutions across product families where appropriate to improve consistency and reduce costs.
- Support new product introduction activities by developing packaging requirements and validation plans.
- Analyze packaging costs, material utilization, and operational efficiency to identify improvement opportunities.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on damage reduction, handling efficiency, storage optimization, and packaging performance.
- Support customer packaging requirements, audits, and packaging-related technical inquiries as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in packaging engineering supporting manufacturing environments.
- Experience developing packaging solutions for precision components, medical devices, electronics, aerospace products, optics, semiconductor products, or other fragile/high-value products.
- Proficiency with CAD software, preferably SolidWorks, for the design of packaging components, trays, fixtures, and handling systems.
- Experience performing packaging validation testing and familiarity with ISTA, ASTM, and other industry-standard test methods.
- Demonstrated ability to design custom packaging, trays, dunnage, and protective handling solutions.
- Experience selecting and qualifying packaging materials including foams, plastics, engineered corrugates, protective films, and specialty materials.
- Familiarity with product handling, contamination control, ESD protection, or cleanroom-compatible packaging practices is strongly preferred.
- Experience creating engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and engineering change documentation.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.
- Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI), manufacturing transfer, or product launch activities is preferred.
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined by U.S. law, i.e., U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents ("Green Card" holders), persons granted refugee status or asylum status in the United States, or temporary residents granted amnesty.
Skills
- CAD software
- SolidWorks
- Packaging validation testing
- ISTA
- ASTM
- Product handling
- Contamination control
- ESD protection
- Cleanroom-compatible packaging
- Engineering drawings
- Specifications
- Bills of material
- Engineering change documentation
- Analytical skills
- Troubleshooting
- Root-cause problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- New product introduction (NPI)
- Manufacturing transfer
- Product launch
Location
- Rochester
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive compensation package linked to your experience and performance.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- HSA
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vacation time
- Sick time
- 11 paid company holidays
About the Company
- RPO is a global leader in precision optics, optical components, and optical assemblies.
- We specialize in a full spectrum of products & services including – Design and Engineering, Systems Integration, Lens Assembly, Visible and Infrared Components, Glass and Plastic Molded Aspheres, and Thin Film Coating.
- As one of the fastest growing companies in Rochester, RPO offers exciting career paths and work on market-leading programs.
Equal Opportunity
- Rochester Precision Optics is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our business and our people.
- EOE/AA/Race/Gender/Disability/Veteran
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States, and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.