Scientist II Brita Durable Products and Packaging Development

The Clorox Company•Pleasanton, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: Brita’s mission is to enable better water for people and the planet. Durable product and packaging innovation are central to delivering on that mission. As a Scientist II, you will lead end‑to‑end development of injection‑molded durable goods and packaging across the Brita portfolio. You will guide products from early concept through design, prototyping, testing, design for manufacturing, scale‑up and start-of-production. You will translate consumer needs, business goals, and technical feasibility into robust designs in partnership with design, brand, sales, supply chain, and manufacturers, both internal and external. This role covers durables (faucet mount, bottles, pitchers), filter components (excluding filter technology), and all primary/secondary/tertiary packaging. This position will be located in our Pleasanton, CA office, and the individual will be expected to be in the office a minimum of 3 days a week.

Requirements

3+ years in product, package or process development preferably injection‑molded durable goods, packaging development or consumer goods
Hands‑on testing, methodical problem solving and data analysis grounded in statistics (DOEs, tolerance stacks, PPKs, sample sizes)
Ability to translate consumer needs into technical specifications.
Ability to work in a lab with various materials, including dust.
Fine motor skills to prototype samples
Knowledge of ASTM packaging testing methods
Working knowledge of packaging software (ArtiosCAD and TOPS)
Ability to learn fast, and demonstrate strong leadership and influencing skills
Excellent organization and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
Confident self-starter, critical thinker, capable of working independently and cross-functionally with minimal supervision and direction in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical, Biomedical, Packaging, Chemical Engineering or time in applicable role(s) after

Nice To Haves

Strong fundamentals in part/assembly design - plastics, tolerance analysis, and basic failure/reliability analysis.
DFM with suppliers, exposure to FEA and Moldflow, CAD proficiency, and/or process validation (PQs)

Responsibilities

Lead end‑to‑end product development for injection‑molded products and components across the portfolio: specification setting, part/assembly design, prototyping, test planning, validation, and manufacturing release in close partnership with external partners
Translate consumer insights into technical specifications, performance targets, and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) expectations.
Develop and execute testing (consumer, functional, reliability, lots & limits, stack tolerances, DOEs) and analyze data to guide design decisions, set specifications and reduce risk.
Drive technical problem solving and maintain strong documentation for specifications, test reports, and knowledge capture.
Collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure consumer, customer, manufacturability, and cost/sustainability goals are met.
Contribute to the Brita IP portfolio
Lead end‑to‑end packaging development across the portfolio:
Drive Innovation: Develop innovative packaging that delivers a superior consumer experience while meeting functional, regulatory, and brand requirements.
Execute with Technical Excellence: Apply engineering principles to solve complex packaging challenges from conceptual design, prototyping, performance testing, to consumer testing, lab validation (drop, vibration, ship tests), component tooling qualification and scale-up, production, manufacturing, and supply chain.
Own the Technical Details: Create and manage packaging specifications, including pallet configurations, and cube information for each individual primary unit, secondary, tertiary, and display packaging components including assembly instructions and diagrams which are critical inputs for successful product launches.
Support Commercialization: Develop and apply SOPs, test methods, and best practices while leading production trials for new packaging components, analyze results, troubleshoot issues, and provide insights that enable smooth scale-up and successful product launches.
Travel up to ~25% to suppliers, plants, and manufacturing partners including international travel.