Senior Injection Molding Process Engineer

Corning; City of Corning (NY); On-site; USD 102,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

401(k) with company matching

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

Corning is seeking a senior Injection Molding Process Engineer to lead development, optimization, and validation of molding processes for new product launches and sustained production. You will work with tooling, maintenance, automation, quality, and production teams to deliver high-performance manufacturing outcomes.

The role requires guiding complex troubleshooting, ensuring robust process parameters, and mentoring junior staff in scientific molding principles to drive continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of hands-on injection molding process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading development, optimization, validation, and troubleshooting of injection molding processes in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of injection molding machines, molds, hot runner systems, auxiliary equipment, and resin processing requirements.
• Demonstrated ability establishing and sustaining robust, repeatable process parameters using scientific molding principles.
• Experience leading process qualifications, mold trials, first article runs, and production transfer activities.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and translate technical requirements into stable manufacturing processes.
• Experience working cross-functionally with tooling, maintenance, quality, automation, and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, setup, optimization, and validation of injection molding process parameters to ensure consistent part quality, machine reliability, and long-term process robustness.
• Troubleshoot complex and chronic molding defects; identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Own process qualifications, mold trials, first article runs, and production transfer support for launch readiness.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with tooling, maintenance, automation, quality, and production teams on technical priorities.
• Mentor operators, technicians, and junior engineers in process discipline and continuous improvement.

Skills

Injection molding

Process engineering

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Scientific molding

Reading engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Plastics Engineering or related field

5+ years hands-on experience in injection molding

Job description

Corning is seeking a senior Injection Molding Process Engineer to lead development, optimization, and validation of molding processes for new product launches and sustained production. You will work with tooling, maintenance, automation, quality, and production teams to deliver high-performance manufacturing outcomes.

The role requires guiding complex troubleshooting, ensuring robust process parameters, and mentoring junior staff in scientific molding principles to drive continuous improvement