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Scientist II Brita Durable Products and… at Clorox · Pleasanton
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Job Description
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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.
In this role, you will:
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.
What we look for:
Years and Type of Experience:
3+ years in product, package or process development preferably injection‑molded durable goods, packaging development or consumer goods
Skills and Abilities
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.
Nice to have: 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)
Education Level/Degree: Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical, Biomedical, Packaging, Chemical Engineering or time in applicable role(s) after
Workplace type:
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 weekOur values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.
[U.S.]Additional Information:
At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.
–Zone A: $88,700 - $165,900
–Zone B: $81,300 - $152,100
–Zone C: $73,900 - $138,300
All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.
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