Packaging Engineering and Technology
One of the main roles of a packaging engineer is to ensure that the product in a package survives the physical distribution process to arrive undamaged when it reaches the consumer.
Packaging solutions can be divided into three major areas:
- E-commerce
- Retail
- Industrial
The packaging engineer must understand the requirements of these sectors and develop a packaging solution that can provide the required protection, can be shipped cost effectively, and has a low environmental impact.
To be prepared for their jobs, our packaging students learn about supply chain management and logistics, transportation and warehousing systems used worldwide, protective packaging design, and industrial packaging systems.
Students who have an interest in distribution packaging commonly work for companies such as Tesla, HP, IBM, Exxon, BMW, Amazon, ABF freight, Newell brands, or any other company who manufactures and ships products.
The average starting salaries of new graduates are $60,000 to $80,000 based on a recent alumni salary survey.
Transfer Credits:
The Packaging Systems and Design degree offers a lot of flexibility for transfer students to personalize their education while also allowing them to graduate on time. Our 32 free elective credits allow students to transfer in classes that they have already taken and count them towards their graduation progress. This allows many students to graduate on time even after changing their major.
Example courses:
- SBIO 3224 – Packaging Distribution Systems
- SBIO 3244 – Packaging Machinery and Production Systems
- SBIO 3264 – Packaging Supply Chains
- SBIO 4024 – Packaging Design for Global Distribution
- SBIO 4224 – Industrial Packaging
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