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# Packaging Systems Design Engineer, Mid-Level

- **Company:** The Dennis Group
- **Location:** Springfield, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=695aeaf2736f9b82

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in mechanical, packaging, industrial, or manufacturing engineering
 * 4+ years of work experience in related field
 * Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 50%+ of the year
 * Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD
 * Excellent oral and written communication skills
 * Intellectual curiosity and a positive, can-do, team-oriented attitude
 * Strong problem solving, organizing, and time management skills

 * Must have experience in project definition, equipment design/layout, process design, equipment design, machine testing procedures, installation and commissioning of equipment
 * Experience working for food and beverage manufacturing, food and beverage design firms, or professional engineering firms is a plus.

Physical Requirements

 * Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
 * Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.

## Description

Packaging Engineers work closely with our process, controls, and building system engineers to scope, layout, install, and commission packaging equipment lines for our food and beverage industry clients. Dennis Group is a design build engineering firm and general contractor that designs and builds food and beverage processing facilities. As such, our packaging engineers are involved with defining packaging equipment project requirements, estimating packaging equipment costs, creating packaging flow diagrams, providing onsite construction support, and start-up and commissioning the packaging equipment. As a Packaging Engineer, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, * Design:

 + Create basis of design and scope of work documents
 + Develop design concepts
 + Develop functional specifications for packaging lines
 + Work with sanitary design concepts
 + Create AutoCAD equipment layouts
 + Interpret mechanical design requirements and customer specifications
 + Review vendor shop drawings and discipline coordination drawings
 * Engineering:
 + Create packaging flow diagrams, material balance, packaging matrix, equipment specifications, OEE documents, speed matrix and V- Curve
 + Develop budget estimates
 + Create and follow up with equipment bid packages
 + Develop and maintain delivery and installation schedule
 + Understand size and placement of support equipment
 + Provide expertise in manufacturing and packaging design principles
 + Design systems including conveyance, wrapping, bagging, cartoning, filling, bottling, case packing and palletizing
 + Assist in process simulation
 + Develop project specific procurement documents for packaging equipment
 + Assist with machine and process design
 + Preparation of machine testing requirements and procedures
 * Site work:
 + Survey existing conditions
 + On-site construction project coordination to assist with the installation and commissioning of packaging equipment
 + Supervise equipment vendors and installation crews
 + Attend and present at client meetings
 + Lead factory acceptance testing at vendors shop
 + Provide coaching and/or mentoring to a subordinate group when directed by supervisor.
 * Must have been a part of a project team that installed a packaging system with components including conveyance, wrapping, bagging, cartoning, filling, bottling, case packing or palletizing
 * Departmental growth:
 + Be part of a growing team
 + Continual research of packaging engineering best practices


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