Careers
Senior Structural Packaging Designer
Description
Location:
- This is a hybrid position and only candidates in the Bay Area, California, will be considered.
The Role:
The Senior Structural Packaging Designer is a high-profile role covering both current and future packaging design. This includes the form, materials, design for retail, and continuing into the execution phase of design intent. The role works closely with global packaging engineering locations, suppliers, proto shops/labs along with business groups and contacts within the company. The candidate should have a compelling and diverse portfolio of past packaging project work.
Your Contribution:
Move fast. Speak up. Decide and own. Drive change. Exceed customer needs. These are some of the winning behaviors you’ll need for success at Logitech. In this role, you will:
- Craft the future packaging for Logitech
- Understand and contribute to all phases of the design thinking process from conceptual to strategic, and tactical to implementation
- Craft beautiful details, while keeping the bigger picture in mind, and vice versa
- Provide team leadership with the ability to run projects with little support
- Develop packaging dielines, molded pulp, and other molded material packaging for complex surfaced products
- Create compelling presentations throughout development to cross-functional teams
- Collaborate with and inspire Business and Product Leads – but also work with and push the limits of suppliers for new capabilities and so on for the best solutions
- Work in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment while working closely with the rest of the packaging team (engineering, graphics, etc.) and the design department (project management, CMF, ID, etc.) both locally and internationally
- Occasionally travel overnight nationally and internationally
- Work towards our internal sustainability goals
Key Qualifications:
For consideration, you must bring the following minimum skills and behaviors to our team:
- 5-7+ years of relevant experience in structural packaging design
- Well-versed in consumer-centered design methods and techniques
- Strong portfolio of cutting edge retail packaging design that proves not only solid design skills but forward-thinking in consumer electronics or related industry
- Experience defining Packaging Materials (paper, plastics, foam, etc.), manufacturing processes of them, properties, and relative cost basis – along with coatings and printing finishes
- Excellent skills in ideation, concept visualization, form development, CAD, model making and rapid prototyping and building this into strategy level concepts
- Excellent 2D and 3D skills: fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite, Solidworks, Artios CAD, and TOPS
- Highly driven and proactive self-starter - taking on a task without much context and driving it through
- Believes in collaboration in a multi-disciplinary design environment – not a waterfall
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills sharing your design thinking, presenting to all levels of co-workers and management throughout all stages of design
- Advanced knowledge of ISTA and related shipping tests/freight environments
- In-depth knowledge of sustainable packaging trends and practices
- Experience with packaging suppliers and understanding how they work to design solutions
- Past experience with consumer electronics, B2B, multiple SKUs, etc
- Willingness to take direction and learn from others as well a collaborate with other designers
- Optimistic outlook - we are creating the future after all
In addition, preferable skills and behaviors include:
- SE Asia and Chinese vendor experience
- Experience in all parts of sustainable packaging from materials to guidelines, and using LCA software
- Currently hybrid work, and preference for candidates located in the Bay Area, as this position will require prototyping in our packaging lab as needed.
Education:
- BS in Packaging Design, Industrial Design, or equivalent packaging design experience
Across Logitech we empower collaboration and foster play. We help teams collaborate/learn from anywhere, without compromising on productivity or continuity so it should be no surprise that most of our jobs are open to work from home from most locations. Our hybrid work model allows some employees to work remotely while others work on-premises. Within this structure, you may have teams or departments split between working remotely and working in-house.
Logitech is an amazing place to work because it is full of authentic people who are inclusive by nature as well as by design. Being a global company, we value our diversity and celebrate all our differences. Don’t meet every single requirement? Not a problem. If you feel you are the right candidate for the opportunity, we strongly recommend that you apply. We want to meet you!
This position offers an annual base salary typically between $ 78,000 and $ 178,200, dependent on location and experience.
In certain circumstances, higher compensation will be considered based on the business need, candidate experience, and skills.
Logitech offers benefits such as Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, Vision Coverage, Traditional and Roth 401(k) Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP), Basic and Additional Life Insurance, Disability Coverage, Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement Plans, Commuter Benefits, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave, and Paid Parental Leave.
Logitech also offers Wellness Programs, Health Savings Account Plans, access to Expert Medical Opinions, Identity Theft Protection, Breast Milk Delivery to Nursing Mothers on Business Travel, access to a Group Legal Plan, Donations Matching Programs, Employee Product Discounts, and access to Auto, Home, and Pet Insurance.
Logitech is the sweet spot for people who are passionate about products, making a mark, and having fun doing it. As a company, we’re small and flexible enough for every person to take initiative and make things happen. But we’re big enough in our portfolio, and reach, for those actions to have a global impact. That’s a pretty sweet spot to be in and we’re always striving to keep it that way.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
If you require an accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at 1-510-713-4866 for assistance.
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