About Ritual
Ritual is a personal health brand that is raising the bar for daily wellness. Known for our best-selling, clinically backed prenatal, we create science-backed supplements with transparency at their core. We believe women deserve products they can trust, backed by real evidence—not just promises.
We started by reinventing the multivitamin with the first visible supply chain of its kind. Today, we’re expanding into new categories with the same high standards that built our reputation. Hundreds of thousands trust Ritual, and we’re growing fast.
Our team of 120+ scientists, creatives, and skeptics is raising the bar for women’s health. We’re venture-backed, based in sunny Los Angeles, and always looking for people ready to challenge the industry—and do the best work of their careers.
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Packaging Engineer to join our Research & Development team on a temporary, 3+ month assignment with the possibility of renewal. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Packaging Engineering, you’ll play a key role in developing and optimizing packaging for Ritual’s new product pipeline and existing portfolio.
In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners across Product Development, Brand, Operations, Quality, Supplier, and Manufacturing teams to deliver packaging solutions that balance performance, sustainability, regulatory compliance, and cost.
This is a great opportunity for a packaging professional who is passionate about innovation and sustainability, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys working on a collaborative, small-but-mighty team. Some travel (around 15%) to manufacturing sites is expected to support development activities.
What you'll do
Drive Innovation: Support packaging feasibility, validation, and commercialization for new products to ensure packaging meets brand standards, protects product integrity, works across omni-channel distribution, and aligns with sustainability, cost, and timeline goals.
Support Continuous Improvement: Investigate packaging materials, processes, and quality to identify opportunities for improvement in efficacy, cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and market leadership.
Manage Specifications & Documentation: Maintain packaging specifications database and packaging-related claims at the product level. Develop new specifications, protocols, and reports as needed to support both development and commercialization. Experience with change management is a plus.
Collaborate Across Teams: Act as a trusted technical partner on projects with colleagues across Operations, R&D, Quality, Sales, Creative, Marketing, and external suppliers/manufacturers.
Test & Solve Creatively: Use packaging lab equipment (e.g., drop tester, Magna-Mike, Induction Sealer, Torque Tester, Vacuum Leak Chamber, Instron, etc.) to conduct packaging tests. Develop or identify test methods that proactively address packaging-related issues and risks.
Who you are
Clear Communicator: You share ideas thoughtfully, whether in writing or verbally, and tailor messages to your audience. You’re approachable and responsive.
Detail-Oriented & Analytical: You use data and qualitative insights to drive decisions. You notice discrepancies, ask questions, and work toward solutions with integrity.
Curious & Growth-Minded: You ask “why,” explore new ideas, and seek opportunities to learn and innovate.
Ethical & Quality-Focused: You prioritize product integrity and sustainability, considering both short- and long-term impacts of decisions.
Technically Confident: You bring expertise in your craft and are comfortable navigating ambiguity while working independently or collaboratively.
What you'll need
Education: A degree in Packaging Technology/Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience: 4+ years in consumer packaged goods. Experience with food, supplements, or personal care is especially valuable.
Skills: Familiarity with packaging software (e.g., TOPs Pallet), material science and sustainability practices, manufacturing processes, rigid plastic and flexible film packaging, packaging testing methods, and general statistical analysis tools.
Compensation
Product Development
Los Angeles, CA
Hybrid (Los Angeles, California, US)
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