Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. This is a Packaging Engineer AOA role that involves leading and coordinating design and optimization for all regional and external packaging design activities for automotive components, automation cells, and service/aftermarket parts.
Requirements
- Develop, Design, and Test packaging (all iterations of expendable & returnable) including distribution testing.
- Validate and certify all packaging, where applicable, to DOT & HazMat requirements entering, moving within, and exiting the Americas.
- Drive efficiencies through standardization of packaging materials, processes, and utilization.
- Own the supplier packaging dBase (LIS) â data cleansing and content management.
- Own the customer packaging responses as part of the PPAP process and content management through the various customer packaging portals.
- Engineer packaging (racks, totes, dunnage, corrugate) for protection, pack density, ergonomics, and logistics cost; create drawings/specs and maintain revision control.
- Create innovative and robust packaging solutions for new and existing automotive components using 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks or CATIA.
- Own CAD design of steel racks/totes and custom dunnage (foam, plastic, textiles); calculate containerization and lineâside presentation.
- Coordinate with internal teams (engineering, manufacturing, sales, finance, etc.) and our packaging vendors for new and existing projects to find opportunities to reduce cost and improve performance, efficiencies, and safety.
- Run sample builds, line trials, and transport/durability tests; document results and release specs.
- Qualify packaging materials and formats; author standard work instructions; lead trials and validation for new/changed SKUs.
- Understand and execute safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in the packaging area.
- Execute inbound/outbound service packaging standards; evaluate expendable vs. returnable per lane and volume.
- Review/approve supplier proposals; maintain spec database and PFEP for service/parts
- Analyze damage data and lead corrective actions and redesigns.
- Coordinate with Service Ops, Warehousing, and Supplier Quality on readiness and change control.
- Create consumerâfacing packaging (branding, instructions, fixtures) without compromising protection.
- Design cellâfriendly packaging: datum/orientation features, leadâins/chamfers, pockets, pokaâyoke geometries for high firstâpass pick rates.
- Collaborate with controls/robotics: EOAT/gripper interfaces (grip surfaces, vacuum suitability, compressibility, clearances) and standard pick windows.
- Participate with purchasing in packaging vendor qualification, selection, on-boarding, and score carding.
- Own the operations focused vendor relationship.
- Reduce overall costs through collaboration with suppliers, manufacturing sites, cross docks, and customer locations on returnable container fleet quantities, standard container sizes, materials, dunnage design, labeling, damage assessment, and life-cycle management (returnable reuse program).
Benefits
- Attractive compensation package
- Flexible Options (schedule, etc)
- Recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.
