Molding Process Engineer

US01 VALEO NORTH AMERICA; Seymour (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo is seeking a Process/Manufacturing Engineer/Technician for its manufacturing site in Seymour, TN. You will lead plastic part manufacturing processes, support tooling design for new product launches, and drive process design and continuous improvement on the shop floor.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or equivalent experience, at least two years in manufacturing, and knowledge of injection molding and tooling concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, but experience in lieu of education will be considered.
• At least 2 years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience with part/tooling design concepts and/or development.
• Experience processing plastic components on injection molding machines.
• Preferably automotive manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for plastic part manufacturing according to the specifications in order to meet the requirement of quality, cost and delivery time for the site.
• You will provide support on new product launch tooling and process at each milestone through production, providing the manufacturing and engineering inputs for development of new process, parts and tooling.
• You will lead the process design and approval according to the Valeo standards and procedure.
• You will identify lean and continuous improvement to existing process and tooling related to the current product lines with regard to the cost, quality, and/or design.
• You will involve in a global coordination to improve and define standards.
• You will identify and investigate potential new tooling concepts and processes.
• You will identify lean continuous improvement on cycle time times, change over, scraps, quality, material cost reduction to existing processes related to current product lines with regard to the cost, quality and design.
• You will lead daily continuous improvement activities on the shop floor and formalize the Kaizen card.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Part/tooling design concepts

Injection molding

Automotive manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

What You Will Win

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all the employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value. Join us! Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs! Diversity by nature At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talent.

What You Will Do

• You will be responsible for plastic part manufacturing according to the specifications in order to meet the requirement of quality, cost and delivery time for the site.
• You will provide support on new product launch tooling and process at each milestone through production, providing the manufacturing and engineering inputs for development of new process, parts and tooling.
• You will lead the process design and approval according to the Valeo standards and procedure.
• You will identify lean and continuous improvement to existing process and tooling related to the current product lines with regard to the cost, quality, and/or design.
• You will involve in a global coordination to improve and define standards.
• You will identify and investigate potential new tooling concepts and processes.
• You will identify lean continuous improvement on cycle time times, change over, scraps, quality, material cost reduction to existing processes related to current product lines with regard to the cost, quality and design.
• You will lead daily continuous improvement activities on the shop floor and formalize the Kaizen card.

What You Should Have

• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, but experience in lieu of education will be considered.
• You have no less than 2 years of manufacturing experience.
• You have experience with part/tooling design concepts and/or development.
• You have experience processing plastic components on injection molding machines.
• You preferably have automotive manufacturing experience.

Job: Process/ManufEngineering Engineer/Technician
Organization: Methods Manufacturing Manager
Schedule: Full time
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Permanent contract
Job Posting Date: 2025-09-15

Join Us ! Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information about Valeo : https://www.valeo.com

As part of a global community of passionate people, you will grow and thrive, setting the trend through advanced technologies, for greener, safer, and smarter mobility. All our employees are gathered around our common culture and have everyday the opportunity to #Dare.Care.Share

Join Valeo!