Senior Injection Molding Project Engineer | Leadership Path

Michael Page; Chicago (IL); In loco; USD 90.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

MPI is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead key automotive injection-molding initiatives, mentor production staff, and drive process improvements. The role involves hands-on engineering, collaboration with customers and suppliers, and overseeing high-visibility projects within a growth-oriented manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years as an engineer in manufacturing, strong experience with automotive molding, tooling expertise, and proven project management.

Competenze

• 8+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Extensive experience in automotive injection molding.
• Strong engineering, process development, and tooling expertise.
• Deep understanding of mold design and tool construction.
• Proven ability to manage customer relationships with tooling vendors and suppliers.
• Experience supporting PPAP requirements.
• Strong blueprint and technical drawing interpretation skills.
• Excellent communication across customers, suppliers, engineering, quality, and production teams.
• Demonstrated project management leading tooling, process improvement, and new product launch initiatives.

Mansioni

• Manage project timelines, coordinate with tooling vendors, quality, production, and customers to ensure successful project execution.
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot injection molding processes using Scientific Molding principles, RJG technology, and decoupled molding techniques.
• Own mold qualification activities, including process studies, capability analysis, and validation documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cycle time reduction, scrap reduction, process stability, and productivity improvements.
• Support mold design reviews, tooling modifications, and manufacturing feasibility assessments for new products.
• Analyze process data and manufacturing metrics to identify opportunities for quality and efficiency improvements.
• Partner with Quality and Operations teams to resolve technical issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop process documentation, work instructions, setup sheets, and training materials for manufacturing personnel.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Process Technicians and other engineering team members.
• Support quoting and capital equipment projects through cycle time estimates, process development, and capacity planning.

Conoscenze

8+ years experience

Automotive injection molding

Tooling expertise

Mold design

Blueprint interpretation

Project management

Customer relationships

Troubleshooting

Strumenti

RJG technology

Descrizione del lavoro

MPI is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead key automotive injection-molding initiatives, mentor production staff, and drive process improvements. The role involves hands-on engineering, collaboration with customers and suppliers, and overseeing high-visibility projects within a growth-oriented manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years as an engineer in manufacturing, strong experience with automotive molding, tooling expertise, and proven project management.