Engineer, Design & Innovation

The Kraft Heinz Company
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 77,800 - 97,300 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 2+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Project leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Project planning"]

Support innovative, disruptive packaging design initiatives for the Kraft Heinz North America portfolio by translating brand strategy and consumer Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) into viable, manufacturable solutions. Manage concurrent projects, build detailed plans and business cases, and partner with legal on IP strategy. Drive prototyping, consumer testing, and pilot line scale-up, collaborating across innovation, process, platform packaging, and cross-functional stakeholders.

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The Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company
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Engineer, Design & Innovation

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Job Summary

Support innovative, disruptive packaging design initiatives for the Kraft Heinz North America portfolio by translating brand strategy and consumer Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) into viable, manufacturable solutions. Manage concurrent projects, build detailed plans and business cases, and partner with legal on IP strategy. Drive prototyping, consumer testing, and pilot line scale-up, collaborating across innovation, process, platform packaging, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Execute design & innovation initiatives by addressing technical and design hurdles and enabling speed to market.
  • •Manage projects across different scopes and enterprise platforms concurrently.
  • •Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and business cases for project execution.
  • •Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to translate requirements into testable package/material options and support handover.
  • •Support prototyping, consumer testing, pilot line setup, and scale-up to industrial production as needed.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 77,800 - 97,300 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401k

Key Requirements

  • •BS/MS/PhD in Design, Engineering, or Packaging Engineering (or related discipline).
  • •Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s, or 1 year with a master’s.
  • •Experience in packaging development and commercialization with innovation and project leadership.
  • •Working knowledge of packaging materials, formats, converting processes, printing, and manufacturing constraints.
  • •Ability to support end-to-end development and launch activities, including planning/performing experiments and documenting results.
Experience:2+ yearsConsumer goodsFood & beveragePharmaPackaging developmentPackaging commercialization
Education:
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsProject leadershipCross-functional collaborationProject planning

Company Brief

The Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company is a global food and beverage company producing iconic packaged foods and condiments across categories like cheese, meals, condiments, and beverages, serving retail, foodservice, and consumer markets worldwide.
Industry: Food & Beverage
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 2015
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