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[Apply on Kraft Heinz Company’s careers site →](https://jobs.kraftheinz.com/careers/job/1970324837465804) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Kraft Heinz Company](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/) / Engineer, Design & Innovation ## Job description ​​​Support execution of Design & Innovation initiatives, addressing technical and design hurdles, driving speed to market and enabling competitive advantage. ​Manage initiatives with different scopes and/or cross enterprise platforms concurrently ​Partner with legal to build robust IP strategies to drive competitive advantage ​Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and budgets and build business cases for project execution. ​Work directly, interface and influence cross-functional team (Marketing, Procurement, Operations and Supply Chain) and vendors. ​Support prototyping development for consumer testing and assist with pilot line setup and scale-up to industrial production as required to enable commercialization. ​Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Innovation, Process, Platform Packaging) to translate requirements into testable material/package options and to support handover to business units.​​ Individual Contributor Key Outputs & Deliverables - Support execution of the design strategy and support pipeline build for North America portfolio - Support design initiatives that address innovation, sustainability and value engineering, from concept through proof of concept and handover support, meeting committed timelines and performance targets for assigned responsibilities. - Support compliance with sustainability and regulatory requirements by incorporating requirements into design recommendations, including: Minimizing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fee impacts (as applicable to design choices) Supporting designs that help avoid material bans and regulatory risks Supporting recyclable, reusable, and compliant packaging formats aligned with enterprise sustainability goals and legislative requirements - Contribute to packaging designs delivered to Performance-Based Specifications (PBS) to meet defined functional, quality, shelf-life, consumer experience, and manufacturing performance outcomes. ​​BS/MS/PhD degree in Design, Engineering, Packaging Engineering preferred or related discipline. ​Minimum - 2 years of relevant experience with Bachelor‘s or minimum - 1 year of experience with Master‘s ​Experience in packaging development and commercialization, with innovation and packaging design experience and project leadership experience (consumer goods, food & beverage, pharma or similar preferred). ​Working knowledge of packaging materials (flexibles, rigids, fiber, etc), formats, converting processes (e.g., cartoning, filling, web handling, labeling, molding), printing, and manufacturing constraints. ​Working knowledge of project execution practices (e.g., timelines, risk identification, stakeholder updates) and ability to manage assigned deliverables. ​Demonstrated ability to support end-to-end development and launch activities, including planning/ performing experiments, documenting results, and coordinating with cross-functional partners. ​Knowledge of packaging design and innovation, DVF (Desirability, Viability, Feasibility) a plus ​Effective communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with cross-functional partners and external suppliers. ​Knowledge of translating consumer insights, consumer Jobs-to-be-done, and market trends into packaging design strategies a plus ​Knowledge of sustainable packaging solutions, material/package industry standards, and regulations (as applicable to rigid plastic packaging development work) a plus ​Ability to support pilot line activities and scale-up to industrial production as required. ​Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time. ​ ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Jul 22, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 88 days - Location: Glenview R&D Center, Illinois, United States of America[Apply on Kraft Heinz Company’s careers site →](https://jobs.kraftheinz.com/careers/job/1970324837465804) ## More jobs at Kraft Heinz Company ### [Senior Engineer, R&D - Design & Innovation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/jobs/9436241772e0fe8d6019/) Glenview R&D Center, Illinois, United States of America ### [Associate Manager, Culinary](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/jobs/62c48a5917f3583123d2/) Glenview R&D Center, Illinois, United States of America ### [Corporate Chef](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/jobs/c7d7dfac7303c392da03/) Glenview R&D Center, Illinois, United States of America ### [Director, R&D – Central Packaging E2E Execution](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/jobs/316df9ee5980f758fa16/) Glenview R&D Center, Illinois, United States of America ### [Director, R&D – Digital Transformation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/jobs/ddff5ecbb4af9af8bd85/) Glenview R&D Center, Illinois, United States of America ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Senior Innovation Engineer, WW AMZL Innovation and Design Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/a3073e4bee495fc143d1/) Amazon · US, WA, Bellevue ### [Industrial Design Engineer, Worldwide Engineering & Innovation's (WWEI) Design Engineering team](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/e1195e418a71aff6df12/) Amazon · US, CA, Hesperia ### [Sr Engineer-Packaging Innovation & Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lowes/jobs/4b422ba8cb2917a37e39/) Lowe's · Mooresville, NC ### [Senior Cloud Engineer - Innovation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/trane-technologies/jobs/70fcbc5067ed23dc47eb/) Trane Technologies · Davidson, North Carolina, United States of America ### [Sr. Principal Controls Engineer- Data Center Design and Innovation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/19a1f2fc617d1d233314/) Oracle · United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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