Design Engineer

Midland-Marvel Recruiters; Washington; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Midland-Marvel Recruiters seeks a Design Engineer with hands-on experience in plastic part design and injection mold construction. The role emphasizes collaboration across groups, problem solving, and meeting product specifications with safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years in plastics design (automotive preferred), CNX NX CAD proficiency, and a track record of working without excessive supervision while maintaining high integrity and customer focus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of plastic part design experience, automotive preferred.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• NX CAD knowledge is required.
• Experience with plastics design and injection mold construction.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate with others.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to drive projects to completion with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple small or large projects on design topics.
• Collaborate with functional groups, suppliers and customers.
• Identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Support team projects and new product development.
• Model, prototype and build concepts; verify specs and safety standards.
• Maintain strong communication and organizational skills.
• Hands-on shop floor work as needed.
• Represent the company professionally at events and with customers.
• Ensure legal and ethical compliance in the assigned area.

Skills

Plastic part design

Injection mold design

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree or Bachelor's degree preferred

High School Diploma or GED required

Tools

NX CAD

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Very large and fast growing OEM products manufacturer has an exciting opportunity available for a Design Engineer.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• May coordinate multiple small projects or large project simultaneously
• Collaborate and coordinate with other functional groups, suppliers, and customers.
• Identifies root causes of problems; recommends and/or implements corrective measures.
• May support activities and projects within the team, between internal teams, and projects in support of customer expectations and new product development.
• Model, prototype, and build product concepts; verify the design meets specifications and safety/regulatory standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• May be assigned engineering maintenance responsibilities for major product lines.
• Hands-on work on shop floor as job requires.
• Represents company with dignity, professionalism and good faith at events and customer contact and interactions.
• Accountable for developing and monitoring processes and practices necessary for legal and ethical compliance in assigned area.
• Responsible for prompt and regular attendance on-site or remote as appropriate or required.
• Work safely and without injury.

Required Education and/or Experience

• 2 years + experience with plastic part design, preference for automotive engineering.
• Associates Degree or Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of CAD programs - preferably NX.
• Experience with plastics design and injection mold construction.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, customers and visitors.
• Ability to effectively problem-solve.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to facilitate activities necessary to a project's completion.
• Must have history of impeccable integrity, ethics and fair play.

Language skills

Ability to read, write, verbalize and comprehend instructions and correspondence at the highest levels in the English language. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to customers, clients, and other team members. Conflict resolution skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Excellent verbal and customer service skills.