Engineer, Packaging

Job Description

Are you ready to lead in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your expertise will shape the future of renewable energy? Join Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ: SHLS), a global leader in electrical balance of systems (EBOS) for solar, energy storage, and eMobility solutions. Located just north of Nashville, Tennessee, we've been driving industry innovation since 1996, delivering cutting-edge technologies that improve efficiency, safety, and reliability for solar systems worldwide. With over 60 GW of solar systems deployed globally, we’re setting the standard for the renewable energy industry.

At Shoals, our success stems from our ability to deliver custom-engineered solutions that are as unique as the projects they support. Our manufacturing facilities in Tennessee and Alabama, coupled with sales teams across Spain and Australia, allow us to power clean energy solutions across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Job Summary

Shoals Technologies is seeking a skilled Packaging Engineer to develop innovative solutions that safeguard our world-class electrical balance of system (EBOS) solutions. This role demands a keen eye for detail and a focus on optimizing packaging for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, the ideal candidate will design, simulate, test, and refine packaging for both single-use consumer packaging and multiple-use returnable packaging designs. These designs must withstand various shipping methods, including truck-load, LTL, ocean container, and single-piece parcels shipped via overnight parcel carriers, to prevent concealed damage and ensure product integrity throughout the entire supply chain. This position is crucial in upholding product safety, customer satisfaction, and brand reputation.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Packaging Design & Development:
  • Lead the design and development of innovative packaging solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of Shoals products, ensuring the balance between protection, aesthetics, functionality and total cost.
  • Collaborate with engineering, sourcing, logistics and marketing teams to ensure packaging aligns with specifications and brand identity.
  • Collaborate with transportation and distribution network partners to optimize packaging and palletizing formats and materials to maximize space utilization, reduce costs, and improve transportation efficiency.
  • Develop detailed CAD drawings and 3D models that can be utilized to test through virtual simulations and/or produce packaging prototypes with engineering tools like SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and others.
  • Define and execute packaging design reviews to meet production timelines, cost targets, and performance metrics.
  • Design and conduct rigorous testing ISTA protocols (e.g., drop tests, vibration tests, compression tests) to ensure packaging integrity under real-world conditions.
  • Analyze testing results, identify potential vulnerabilities, and iterate on packaging designs to improve durability and reliability.
  • Continuously monitor packaging performance across the product lifecycle, analyzing customer feedback, returns data, and supply chain issues to implement improvements.
  • Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to navigate regulatory landscapes in different regions and markets, ensuring smooth product distribution globally.
  • Spearhead initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of packaging by researching and integrating sustainable materials and processes that meet corporate sustainability and performance standards.
  • Design packaging that minimizes waste, supports recyclability, and is compliant with environmental regulations (e.g., RoHS, WEEE, EPR).
• Support internal packaging to the production line. This will include optimization work with our Incoming Shoals vendors to optimize our ability to consume their products and our sustainability goals to reduce waste and our impact on the environment.

Qualifications

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or a closely related field. A master’s degree in Packaging Science or Sustainability is a plus.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in packaging engineering.

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.