Lead Injection Molding Process Engineer

Polaris Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Job summary

Polaris Inc. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to develop, validate, and optimize injection molding processes for powersports components.

You will coordinate mold trials, troubleshoot molding issues, and create repeatable, high-quality processes across rugged production environments. You will work with operations, tooling, design engineering, and suppliers to improve manufacturability, part performance, and process capability while supporting new product introductions and ongoing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of manufacturing engineering experience in production.
• Experience leading engineering or technical manufacturing teams.
• Experience conducting labor studies and setting manufacturing standards.
• Knowledge of tooling, fixturing, and equipment support.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with PC-based documentation, analysis, and reporting tools.
• Master Molder certification or similar is a plus.
• Injection molding certification is preferred but not required.
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and optimize manufacturing processes to meet safety, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing processes, work instructions, and SOPs.
• Conduct labor studies to establish labor standards and workstation layouts.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, and cost.
• Define tooling and fixturing requirements with tooling designers.
• Support cost reduction and work cell optimization efforts.
• Assist in development and evaluation of equipment and processes.
• Review designs to improve manufacturability and cost.
• Develop capital equipment justifications and recommend expenditures.
• Support budgeting and make-versus-buy analyses.

Skills

Mold tooling

Manufacturing engineering

Process optimization

Labor standards

Equipment support

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD

MS Office

Statistical tools (e.g., Minitab)

Job description

Polaris Inc. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to develop, validate, and optimize injection molding processes for powersports components.

You will coordinate mold trials, troubleshoot molding issues, and create repeatable, high-quality processes across rugged production environments. You will work with operations, tooling, design engineering, and suppliers to improve manufacturability, part performance, and process capability while supporting new product introductions and ongoing