Process Engineer

About VAT Group

At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world’s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We are guided by our passions: integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation – always working together as #oneVAT.

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Manage the end-to-end packaging development process, including packaging design, prototype development, specification, validation, and testing.
• Conduct experiments, trials, and technical analyses to validate and advance packaging solutions, both internally and with external suppliers.
• Collaborate closely with Product Development and Manufacturing teams to define, test, and implement optimal packaging designs for new products.
• Align packaging requirements with cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Purchasing, and Quality.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and implement margin improvement and technical innovation opportunities across materials, labour, transportation, material handling, storage, and packaging cycle times.
• Establish packaging standards, guidelines, and evaluation criteria for suppliers, and conduct quality and safety assessments to ensure compliance.
• Ensure packaging and labeling specifications comply with established standards, best-known methods (BKMs), and applicable requirements.
• Investigate the root causes of packaging damage and develop corrective and preventive actions to reduce customer complaints and mitigate safety risks.
• Lead product and packaging testing using industry-standard protocols, including ISTA and ASTM, to validate packaging performance and design robustness.
• Ensure packaging solutions comply with applicable transportation regulations, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and implement packaging cost-reduction initiatives to achieve targeted cost savings while maintaining product quality, safety, and performance.
• Communicate investigation result and improvement action to relevant internal stakeholders and customer when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum a B.Sc. Engineering in the Mechanical, Mechatronic,  or a related field.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in packaging development.
• Understanding of distribution packaging and crating with experience in packaging materials, design, package testing/qualification, and packaging regulatory issues for individual parts or small assemblies.
• Knowledge of warehouse layout, material flow, storage systems, and material-handling processes.
• Experience with root-cause analysis, problem solving, continuous improvement, and customer complaint investigations.

Our commitment to inclusion, fairness and equal opportunities

We believe in meaningful careers, continuous learning, and equal opportunities for everyone to drive our innovation and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace. If you have concerns, our compliance channel is available at our website. All reports are handled with strict confidentiality and in accordance with our Code of Conduct.