Sr. Packaging Engineer

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys, we create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day.

We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

We are looking for a motivated, challenge seeking, innovative thinker to be a part of the Vehicles Packaging Team across some of the most iconic brands in the industry:
Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Thomas & Friends, Disney/Pixar Cars, and more! We work with an equally passionate cross‑functional team that spans the globe, making our design‑led toy company one of the best in the industry.

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 Sr. 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 complement 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.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3-5 years of Packaging or Industrial Design experience preferred.
• Highly creative individual with ability to develop innovative package solutions.
• Knowledge of package manufacturing processes and capable of generating detailed packaging specs. Must have experience re‑thinking package designs with new, innovative visions.
• Experience working in a team environment, under tight deadlines, building strong relationships.
• Proficiency in Artios CAD and 3‑D modeling.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Experience originating a package concept for cost estimate and provide different packaging solutions and cost savings
• Current knowledge of competitive products at retail
• Ability to create innovative structures to ensure competitive advantage.
• Ability to design 3D structures that complement and protect complex products.
• Able to work on many projects concurrently.
• Adherence to packaging/business schedules.
• Strong communication skills to present ideas, problems and solutions to management and peers.
• Ability…