Packaging Engineer (mid to Senior level)

Job description

WORK LOCATION: San Luis Obispo, CA FLSA STATUS: Exempt: S ALARY RANGE: The anticipated salary range for this role is $106,000 to $142,000 . This range reflects a good faith estimate based on the targeted level for the role and typical compensation benchmarks across U.S. locations. Actual compensation may vary depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, geographical location, and internal alignment. SUMMARY: Redwire Defense Tech is seeking a Packaging Engineer responsible for developing, testing, and optimizing packaging solutions for UAV components, payloads, and mission ‑ critical subsystems. This role ensures that sensitive aerospace hardware arrives mission ‑ ready under diverse transport and operational conditions. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who thrives in a hands ‑ on, mission ‑ driven, high ‑ reliability aerospace environment. R ESPONSIBILITIES: The following job functions are a basic requirement but are not limited to and may be assigned other duties. - Engineer durable and cost ‑ effective packaging solutions for UAV components, avionics, optics, propulsion systems and ground support equipment. - Convert engineering requirements a...