Packaging Engineer

**Who We Are** Fuelled by passion, KAYALI was founded in 2018 by beauty mogul and fragrance fanatic, Mona Kattan. Translating to ‘my imagination’ in Arabic, KAYALI provides a modern fragrance experience inspired by Mona’s rich Middle Eastern heritage and the art of layering scents to help you create your mood; where sharing scents is a ritual and smelling good is both an act of goodwill and self-love. Mona collaborates with some of the world’s most renowned perfumers and sources the finest ingredients to create unique juices that are infinitely memorable, long-lasting, and cruelty-free. Each luxurious fragrance is an ode to true craftsmanship and tells a special story, from the addictive notes to the multi-faceted jewelled bottles. **Our Mission** To make everyone feel like the diamond they are! To build a global community of fragrance lovers through the power of scent and by providing them with the most innovative & luxurious fragrances, education and sharing our Middle Eastern fragrance rituals with the world. **Summary** The **Packaging Engineer** is responsible for managing end-to-end packaging development for low-complexity new products, value engineering, sustainability and change management projects across primary and secondary packaging. The role owns packaging development from concept design through industrialization, ensuring packaging solutions are consumer-centric, technically feasible, sustainable, cost-effective and delivered on time. Working closely with Product Development, Creative Design, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, packaging suppliers and Contract Manufacturers, the Packaging Engineer translates design intent into production-ready packaging ensuring successful execution throughout the product lifecycle. The position independently manages projects within defined complexity boundaries while escalating complex technical challenges and strategic engineering decisions to the Senior Packaging Development Manager. **Key Responsibilities** **Packaging Concept Development & Design Lock** * Translate Product Development briefs into packaging concepts, pack architecture and manufacturing techniques to achieve decoration intend. * Develop packaging concepts that balance consumer experience, technical feasibility, sustainability and cost objectives. * Coordinate concept development with packaging suppliers, including mock-ups, renders, 3D prints and feasibility samples. * Assess technical feasibility, identify potential packaging risks before Design Lock and propose mitigation actions. * Ensure packaging concepts meet business objectives before progressing into detailed engineering development. * Support exploration of new mechanisms, closures and decorative solutions while escalating complex technical or intellectual property considerations when required. **Packaging Engineering & Qualification** * Own end-to-end technical development of assigned packaging projects from design through industrialization. * Develop packaging component specifications, fill & assembly specifications and packaging Bills of Material (BOMs). * Coordinate technical activities with suppliers including tooling development, technical drawings, dielines, specifications, material documentation and packaging master data. * Participate in supplier technical discussions to ensure packaging performance, manufacturability and quality requirements are achieved. * Execute packaging validation testing following established development protocols and testing methodologies during homologation and industrialization. * Coordinate internal approval of BAT, PPS and Range Boards and artwork approval process. * Support line trials at manufacturing sites from a fill & assembly perspective, including technical assessment of production readiness. **Supplier & Manufacturing Coordination** * Support Purchasing during supplier selection process by leading technical discussions with selected suppliers. * Coordinate packaging development activities with suppliers throughout the product lifecycle. * Build effective working relationships with packaging suppliers and CMOs. * Coordinate engineering changes, product transfers, phase-ins and phase-outs. * Identify packaging-related technical, quality and supply risks and escalate when appropriate. **Cross-Functional Collaboration** * Collaborate closely with key stakeholders throughout the packaging development process. * Drive packaging development updates in Product Development meeting to get approvals as per project milestones. Prepare materials for technical decision meetings. * Provide packaging technical information to support regulatory compliance activities. * Support Quality investigations related to packaging by providing technical analysis and recommendations. **Sustainability, Continuous Improvement & Change Management** * Integrate packaging sustainability guidelines into packaging concepts including recyclability, PCR content, component simplification and sus