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Packaging Engineer

MAHLE · Troy, MI

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Level
Engineer
Team
Manufacturing
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
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The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at MAHLE (automotive) in Troy, MI.

They ask for
2+ years
Tools it names
SAP

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $78k–$162k.

Median of the low and high ends of 25 live postings that list pay, out of 77 manufacturing engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 76 other live manufacturing postings in Michigan.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $78k–$162k, from 25 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ New product launch 61%
  • Tooling 47%
  • Lean 40%
  • Root cause 32%
  • Team leadership 29%
  • FMEA 29%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Promotion path mentioned

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How to get in at this plant

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  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at MAHLE

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

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Qualifications

  • ✓2+ years of packaging / manufacturing exposure.
  • ✓Project Management, Leadership and interpersonal communication skills
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Your Contribution

Position is part of the Corporate Logistics Team located in Farmington, MI. Responsibility of the team includes, but not limited to, the establishment of the Logistics vision, mission, strategies, processes, procedures, training/development and compliance thereof with oversight of our 10+ manufacturing plants in North America.

This position involves supporting new launches and projects in production, finding best feasible packaging options with the plant / customer approvals. Provide packaging quotes for acquisitions. Work on cost saving potentials, reduction of expendable cost at the plants, and support container tracking systems. Plant onsite support for buy-offs, workshops and issues that may arise.

  • •Support launches and projects in production, from a packaging perspective.
  • •Design and purchase cost-effective and compliant returnable and expendable packaging systems through interaction with operations, production, quality, safety and purchasing departments
  • •Foster effective communications across all North American plants to ensure smooth operations
  • •Identify opportunities with current production packaging concepts and implement savings - weekly
  • •Update SAP with packaging info
  • •Calculate/estimate packaging costs
  • •Other duties and responsabiltiies may be required.

Our Offer

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s). For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.

#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

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