Nefab · 1 day ago
Fiber Solution Designer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expNefab Group is on a growth journey, and they are seeking a Fiber Solution Designer to join their team in Chicago. This role involves optimizing packaging designs for manufacturability and cost efficiency while collaborating with various teams to ensure customer requirements are met.
Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Play a key role in bridging the gap between packaging design and highly efficient production at scale
Ensure that all design concepts are optimized for manufacturability, cost efficiency, and assembly
Review, optimize, and approve existing designs, as well as develop new fiber-based packaging concepts when required
Contribute to Nefab by ensuring that packaging solutions are designed for efficient manufacturing and assembly across Nefab’s regional conversion and production capabilities
Work closely with Technical Account Managers, local designers, Sales teams, Fiber Kitting Process Engineers, Sourcing, and Operations
Be involved early in the concept development phase to understand customer needs and ensure all designs meet customer requirements while being optimized for large-scale production and assembly
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Design Engineering, Process Engineering, or Operational Engineering
Strong emphasis on corrugated design for inner and outer packaging and corrugated conversion processes
High-level experience in concept-to-design-to-manufacture for fiber-based inner and outer packaging solutions
8–10 years of working experience within the corrugated industry, including design, process engineering, production, and assembly at scale
Strong understanding of corrugated materials, conversion processes, and assembly methods
Hands-on experience with corrugated converting machines and production constraints
Ability to review, optimize, and approve fiber packaging designs for manufacturability
Strong collaboration skills with Sales, TAMs, designers, sourcing, and operations teams
Capability to fine-tune designs for cost-effective manufacturing and efficient assembly
Experience evaluating designs against machine capabilities (e.g., flexo, die-cutter, folder-gluer) and supplier constraints
Ability to support prototyping, sample creation, and validation testing
Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives for high-runner designs
Ability to leverage best practices and proven designs across regions and customer segments
Proficiency in CAD software for design review and validation
Company
Nefab
We save environmental and financial resources by optimizing supply chains.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Per Öhagen
President and Group CEO
Maria Oksanen
CFO
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