Senior Packaging Engineer

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world's most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy - from plants.

Through the revolutionary work of our world-class R&D team, we're inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish, and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the negative environmental or public health impact.

Our flagship product, Impossible™ Burger, uses 96% less land, 87% less water and generates 89% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional beef from cows. And the burger is just the beginning. We're working on recreating every animal product, from chicken to fish, with plant-based ingredients that are vastly better for people and the planet.

Impossible Foods has experienced spectacular growth over the last few years, and we continue to lead all aspects of the plant-based revolution - from discovery and innovation to commercial production and consumer education. We're building an amazing team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to a better world. Our core values include leading with heart, thinking like scientists, and doing the right thing, and our employees embody these attributes in their work every day.

Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it). Check out our job opening below:

The Senior Packaging Engineer is a technical leader who will own end to end development of Impossible Foods packaging systems.

You Will

• Lead packaging related new product development and commercialization projects
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop new packages with sound structure, function, and messaging relationships.
• Work closely with Manufacturing plants for execution of trials, new equipment selection and commissioning, and process optimizations
• Optimize current packaging design, materials, and processes for factors such as cost, sustainability, customer usability, and ease of manufacturing
• Design, plan and execute experiments for bench top, pilot plant, and manufacturing scale trials. Gather and analyze data, document and report results, and make recommendations based on findings.
• Partner with material and equipment vendors to solve technical problems and identify new packaging technologies.
• Develop, review and update packaging specifications.
• 15-25% travel required
• Other duties as assigned

You Have

• BS or higher degree in Packaging, Chemical Engineer, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• 8-10+ years of work experience in foods packaging design and development of consumer food products
• Ability to work in a fast paced and highly motivated organization
• Strong communication skills: interpersonal, presentation, oral and written.
• Broad and deep knowledge of packaging materials and equipment including flexible films, rigid plastics, paper, and corrugated

At Impossible Foods, safety is our priority. Our obligation to our employees (and their families and communities) includes providing a fully vaccinated workplace. It is widely recognized that vaccination is by far the safest and most effective tool for protecting ourselves and our community against the spread of Covid-19. For the sake of our employees, their families, and communities, Impossible Foods will require vaccination by February 1, 2022 for all US-based employees who are on-site at one of IF's facilities or co-manufacturing facilities; are in a position that requires them to be in person with co-workers, customers, clients, or contractors; or are traveling on behalf of the Company, including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event.

Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.