- Robot type
- Warehouse and Logistics
- Location
- BrisbaneCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Aug 20, 2026
- Salary
- $135,000–$160,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Packaging Engineer
Job description
As a Packaging Engineer at Mytra, you will join our Supply Chain team to design, develop, and own the packaging systems that keep Mytra's hardware moving safely across our entire network. Reporting to the Logistics Manager, you will own end-to-end packaging across all four material paths: inbound components from our global supply base to our manufacturing site in Brisbane, CA; completed systems outbound from Brisbane to customer sites; components and assemblies moving direct from suppliers to customer sites; and spare parts and service materials cycling to and from customer sites in the field.
Job responsibilities
- Own packaging design and development across all four material paths - inbound components from global suppliers to Brisbane; completed systems outbound to customer deployment sites;
- Lead the returnable packaging program end-to-end - defining standards, outsourcing design and supply to dedicated suppliers, building and managing return loops, and scaling the system as deployment volume grows.
- Qualify packaging through testing - selecting and executing appropriate test protocols (ISTA, ASTM) across drop, vibration, compression, and climate scenarios to validate that hardware arrives undamaged across all…
- Engage early in product development - partnering with logistics, sustainment, warehouse and manufacturing to define packaging requirements during design, influencing design-for-shipping decisions before they become…
- Source and manage packaging suppliers - identifying & qualify suppliers for custom foam, custom crating, structural containers, and returnable totes; holding partners accountable on lead time, cost, and quality.
- Develop and maintain packaging documentation - specifications, BOMs, packing instructions, and labeling requirements for all SKUs across all four material paths.
- Design field service packaging kits - spare parts packaging, tool cases, and returnable containers built for technician use at customer sites; balancing protection, usability, and return efficiency.
- Track packaging performance and iterate - monitoring damage rates, return loop efficiency, and cost per shipment across the network; using data to drive continuous improvement.