Lead Packaging Engineer

About the Team

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, our mission is to create Better Care for a Better World by exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, and advancing scientific understanding. We are a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision, promoting sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

About the Role

As a Lead Packaging Engineer on the Kimberly-Clark Professional Packaging Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our products. This position touches every product KCP takes to market, requiring you to partner with customers in category and platform management to oversee packaging development for both new and existing products.

In this R&D-focused role, you will balance winning with consumers and the market while keeping safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. You will drive the creation of innovative, cost-effective packaging solutions that minimize cost, add value to the customer, and demonstrate strong progress on sustainability goals. Your day-to-day will involve managing the complete packaging development lifecycle—from design and prototype creation to performance testing—while continuously improving the capabilities of existing packaging and equipment to meet evolving customer requirements.

Hiring Process

To be considered for this opportunity, please click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if your background aligns well with the role. In the meantime, we encourage you to explore our careers website to learn more about our culture and opportunities.

Equal Opportunity & Culture

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise.

We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Note: Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check. This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only.