1005 Plastics Engineer Sr

Alten Mexico 1; Santiago de Querétaro; A distancia; MXN 400.000 - 600.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Benefits above those required by law

Career growth and development plan

Remote work scheme

Descripción de la vacante

ALTEN Mexico is seeking a Plastics Engineer to contribute to an Iron Air Battery project, focusing on plastic components and tooling cost optimization. Remote work is available with a 5+ year background and English B2–C1. You will review plastics, develop rotomolded/thermoformed concepts, and drive DFM improvements across CAD drawings.

The role requires strong cross‑functional collaboration, supplier coordination, and a robust design focus to optimize costs and performance.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of plastics product development, process engineering, tooling, or supplier engineering experience.
• Experience with injection molding plus rotomolding or thermoforming preferred.
• Experience with polymer material selection, tooling, and supplier DFM.
• Experience in part consolidation, wall-thickness control, draft, ribs, bosses, undercuts, shrinkage, warpage, and tolerance design.
• Working knowledge of plastic part design, tooling economics, DFM, GD&T, and supplier qualification.
• English level B2–C1.

Responsabilidades

• Review custom plastic components and identify lower-cost materials, geometry, tooling, and manufacturing methods.
• Develop rotomolded or thermoformed scrubber-vessel concepts with integrated features.
• Drive supplier DFM reviews and incorporate feasible recommendations into CAD and drawings.
• Evaluate tooling simplification, part consolidation, assembly reduction, quality risk, and validation needs.
• Support nonconformance analysis for injection-molded components.

Conocimientos

Plastics engineering

Injection molding

Rotomolding

Thermoforming

Materials selection

DFM

GD&T

Supplier qualification

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, or related field

Herramientas

CAD software

Descripción del empleo

ALTEN Mexico, is a leading engineering company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. We work directly with different industries including Automotive, Energy, Aeronautics, Banking & Insurance, Telecom & Multimedia, and Rail; offering services ranging from project design development to test/validation, programming, implementation, and manufacturing.

ALTEN Mexico as a subsidiary of the ALTEN Group. Currently working with international clients, and we are looking for a Plastics Engineer who will contribute to the development of an Iron Air Battery, a large-scale energy storage solution, as a plastic component and tooling cost-optimization specialist.

Location: Remote
Experience Level: 5+ years
English: B2–C1

Key Responsibilities

• Review custom plastic components and identify lower-cost materials, geometry, tooling, and manufacturing methods.
• Develop rotomolded or thermoformed scrubber-vessel concepts with integrated features.
• Drive supplier DFM reviews and incorporate feasible recommendations into CAD and drawings.
• Evaluate tooling simplification, part consolidation, assembly reduction, quality risk, and validation needs.
• Support nonconformance analysis for injection-molded components.

Requirements

Must‑Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of plastics product development, process engineering, tooling, or supplier engineering experience.
• Experience with injection molding plus at least one of rotomolding or thermoforming preferred.
• Experience with polymer material selection, tooling, and supplier DFM.
• Experience in part consolidation, wall-thickness control, draft, ribs, bosses, undercuts, shrinkage, warpage, and tolerance design
• Working knowledge of plastic part design, tooling economics, DFM, GD&T, and supplier qualification.

• English level B2–C1.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Technical leadership and decision‑making capability.
• Problem‑solving and analytical thinking.
• Time management and ability to operate under tight deadlines.
• Detail‑oriented mindset with strong documentation discipline.
• Supplier coordination and negotiation skills.
• Continuous improvement and robust design focus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits above those required by law
• Career growth and development plan
• Remote work scheme