Itron, Inc.

Senior Packaging Engineer

Itron, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Budapest • Hungary

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop and optimize packaging solutions for PCBA and finished goods globally
  • Ensure packaging designs comply with evolving environmental regulations and sustainability standards while drive simplification
  • Create and update technical documentation, specifications, and test protocols
  • Be part of NPI teams, contributing to early design and industrialization discussions
  • Influence decisions across diverse teams, ensuring packaging considerations are integrated early and effectively
  • Collaborate with sustaining engineering teams to improve existing packaging performance and reduce cost
  • Work closely with manufacturing sites, supply chain, quality, external partners, and suppliers
  • Stay current on new regulations related to environmental impact, reuse systems, recyclability, and waste management
  • Ensure packaging systems are optimized for logistics, factory handling, and durability across multiple touchpoints
  • Partner with external packaging vendors and manage the currently semi-outsourced packaging design activities
  • Travel to and work on factory floors as needed to validate packaging performance and gather operational insights. (Travel requirements: 10%)
  • Conduct packaging tests (drop, vibration, climatic exposure, etc.)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field
  • Experience with packaging design software
  • Deep expertise in EU environmental and packaging regulations, manufacturing quality norms and standards (ISO, EN, and other regulatory frameworks), and the ability to apply them effectively in operational and manufacturing environments
  • Knowledge of materials science and packaging test methodologies
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external suppliers
  • Fluency in English; French / German / Italian are a plus
Benefits
  • Award-winning workplace
  • Inclusion-first work culture
  • Commitment to employee growth and development: iGrow program
  • Employee resource groups*: iBelong program
  • Paid internships, co-op and apprenticeships
  • Generous and flexible paid time off*
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
packaging designpackaging design softwarematerials sciencepackaging test methodologiestechnical documentationspecificationstest protocolsenvironmental regulationssustainability standardsmanufacturing quality norms
Soft Skills
problem-solvinganalytical skillsproject managementcollaborationinfluencecommunication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering