Lead Plastics Injection Molding Engineer

360 Recruiter Accelerator; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

360 Recruiter Accelerator is seeking an experienced Injection Molding Process Engineer to own plastic component molding from concept to qualification. You will develop, optimize, and validate processes and tooling, collaborating with design, tooling, and manufacturing teams to meet dimensional and quality requirements.

The role focuses on manufacturability, process capability, and regulatory compliance, driving improvements in efficiency, yield, and cost while supporting continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Plastics Engineering and 3 years in injection molding.
• Experience in injection molding process engineering in manufacturing.
• Hands-on mold design review and tooling qualification experience.
• Strong GD&T interpretation and dimensional metrology knowledge.
• Experience with formal quality systems and nonconformance management.
• Data-driven problem solving and root-cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and optimize injection molding processes for new and existing components.
• Collaborate with design teams to apply DFM and material/tolerance decisions.
• Lead mold design reviews to optimize gates, cooling, venting and tooling.
• Plan mold trials, tool qualifications, and capability studies.
• Define measurement plans and sampling schemes for critical features.
• Work with quality to ensure process controls and traceability.
• Troubleshoot on production floor to reduce scrap and downtime.
• Support cost reduction and cycle-time improvements while maintaining quality.

Skills

Injection molding

Process engineering

Mold design review

Quality systems

Dimensional metrology

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's in Plastics Engineering

Tools

CAD tools (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

DOE software

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

360 Recruiter Accelerator is seeking an experienced Injection Molding Process Engineer to own plastic component molding from concept to qualification. You will develop, optimize, and validate processes and tooling, collaborating with design, tooling, and manufacturing teams to meet dimensional and quality requirements.

The role focuses on manufacturability, process capability, and regulatory compliance, driving improvements in efficiency, yield, and cost while supporting continuous improvement