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[Apply on Kraft Heinz Company’s careers site →](https://jobs.kraftheinz.com/careers/job/1970324837467710) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Kraft Heinz Company](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/) / Senior Engineer, R&D - 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. ​Contribute to knowledge sharing and capability building by documenting learnings, creating technical summaries, and supporting training content. ​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 - 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: 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 - 4+ years of relevant experience (with BS) or 3+ years of experience (with MS) or 2+ years of experience (with PhD) ​Experience in R&D packaging development and commercialization experience, with innovation and packaging design experience and project leadership experience (consumer goods, food & beverage, pharma or similar preferred). ​Working design knowledge of materials (flexibles, rigids, fiber, etc), formats, converting processes (e.g., cartoning, filling, web handling, labeling, molding), printing, bottle closure and dispensing systems 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. ​Industrial design experience for packaging materials, shapes, formats, with proven examples of commercialized innovations across different packaging formats a plus ​Knowledge of translating consumer insights, consumer Jobs-to-be-done, and market trends into packaging design strategies ​Knowledge of sustainable packaging solutions, material/package industry standards, and regulations (as applicable to rigid plastic packaging development work). ​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 24, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 86 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/1970324837467710) ## More jobs at Kraft Heinz Company ### [Engineer, Design & Innovation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/jobs/4856ee98d9513afb9e50/) 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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