# Sr. Packaging Engineer

What Packaging Engineering contributes to Cardinal Health Packaging Engineering is responsible for designing, developing, and testing a wide variety of packaging equipment and packaging systems used for medical devices and supplies. The role of Sr. Packaging Engineer is within Cardinal Health’s Packaging Technology Center and will be responsible forleading the project management and successful implementation of multiple packaging initiatives including packaging development, packaging material and equipment validations, quality improvements, and operational excellence projects. Responsibilities of the role may include: Lead packaging validation activities including material selection and process validations for various packaging equipment including thermoform-fill-seal, heat sealers, etc. Identify, lead, and implement package optimization projects Development of packaging systems for new product introductions Maintain organized and accurate documentation including specifications, protocols, reports, and procedures Organize and lead cross-functional team meetings to gain consensus support for packaging initiatives Support of regulatory body audits Preferred Qualifications Bachelors

- **Id**: 3767132
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cardinal-health-sr-packaging-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Alajuela, Costa Rica
- **Countries**: CR
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T20:23:27Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T22:48:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2379
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Health Care, Pharmacies, Pharmaceutical Distribution, Medical Equipment Distribution

## Company

- **Id**: 1779154
- **Name**: Cardinal Health
- **Domain**: cardinalhealth.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cardinalhealth-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 89
- **Open postings**: 30
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.433
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 25
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T20:23:27Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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