Project Engineer (Plastic Molding)

Custom plastics molding/manufacturing company has an opening for a Project Engineer. Direct-hire position with competitive benefits- includes generous 401K match, health/dental, PTO, and more!

Duties:

• Support the execution of custom plastic molding projects from concept to production
• Collaborate with customers, tooling suppliers, production, and quality teams to ensure new and existing products are launched on time, within budget, and in compliance with technical and quality requirements
• Review customer specifications, part drawings, and material requirements for manufacturability
• Lead engineering of new product introduction (NPI), from design review through production approval
• Support mold design reviews (Design for Manufacturing) and process development activities
• Create part drawings using Solidworks
• Establish and validate molding processes (including trials, sampling, and capability studies)
• Interface with customers daily during project execution
• Coordinate with suppliers on tooling, materials, and external processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering/technical discipline preferred (Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, etc.)
• 3+ years of experience as a project manager / project engineer within a molding or fabrication manufacturing environment
• Experience with custom molding and/or fabrication of plastics or metals preferred
• Understanding of molding or fabrication processes, materials, and tooling
• Strong experience reading/interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
• Experience developing new product introduction (NPI) processes
• CAD experience (Solidworks a plus)
• Experience working with an ERP/MRP system
• Strong Excel skills

Salary: $100-120K