Packaging & Automation Engineer (Life Sciences)

Location: Hilden, Germany; onsite

Company

hirify.global develops solutions for diagnostics and life sciences, supporting biological discovery and healthcare across a global manufacturing and supplier network.

What you will do

• Lead packaging development and industrialization for new and existing products from concept and material selection through qualification and commercial implementation.
• Drive packaging automation projects at hirify.global and supplier sites, including equipment implementation, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ activities.
• Provide technical packaging guidance to R&D, Operations, Quality, Procurement, manufacturing sites, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
• Optimize packaging materials and processes for product protection, quality, sustainability, regulatory compliance, efficiency, and cost.
• Drive continuous improvement, root-cause investigations, standardization, and implementation of innovative packaging technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Several years of relevant experience in packaging engineering, packaging development, manufacturing engineering, supplier engineering, or industrialization.
• Strong expertise in packaging materials, technologies, manufacturing processes, and transport requirements, ideally including ISTA and IATA.
• Experience with automated packaging equipment and equipment implementation, including FAT/SAT and DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ, preferably in a GMP or similarly regulated environment.
• Experience managing technical projects and collaborating with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English required; occasional travel expected.

Nice to have

• Experience in diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or life sciences.
• Knowledge of packaging qualification, risk management, FMEA, DoE, process capability, sustainability, and global manufacturing transfer.
• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and supportive environment with an emphasis on accountability and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Local benefits, bonus/commission, referral program, and a volunteer day.
• Internal Academy (QIALearn) and Employee Assistance Program.
• Hybrid work is conditional to the role; this position is listed as onsite.
• Diversity and equal opportunity employment environment.