Senior Injection Molding & Process Innovation Engineer

MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC.; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401K match

Medical/Dental/Vision

Vacation & Paid Holidays

Job summary

MicroAire Surgical Instruments LLC in Charlottesville, VA seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead injection molding, tooling, automation, and process optimization. You’ll develop, validate, and sustain molding processes, drive design for manufacturability, and lead NPI and production readiness with DFMEA and control plans.

You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve throughput, quality, and costs, delivering scalable manufacturing capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, ideally in injection molding or high-volume production.
• Hands-on experience with injection molding process development, tooling validation, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead DFM and DFA efforts focused on injection molded components to improve manufacturability and cost.
• Develop, validate, and optimize injection molding processes, tooling, fixtures, and automation.
• Establish molding parameters using scientific molding principles and support mold design reviews.

Skills

Injection molding

DFM / DFA

Lean Six Sigma

Process optimization

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Automation

Robotics

Vision systems

Job description

MicroAire Surgical Instruments LLC in Charlottesville, VA seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead injection molding, tooling, automation, and process optimization. You’ll develop, validate, and sustain molding processes, drive design for manufacturability, and lead NPI and production readiness with DFMEA and control plans.

You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve throughput, quality, and costs, delivering scalable manufacturing capabilities.