Senior Plastics Engineer at PRI Global Newark, CA

Downtown Boulder Partnership; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Downtown Boulder Partnership is seeking a Senior Plastics Engineer for an onsite position in Newark, CA. Ideal candidates will have a B.S. in polymer engineering or equivalent and over 5 years of experience in DFM and injection molding tool designs.

Responsibilities include evaluating designs and process optimization. The position requires excellent communication skills and may involve travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience evaluating DFM and injection molding tool designs.
• Proven hands-on experience with plastic injection molding process.
• Excellent knowledge of injection tooling technologies.

Skills

Knowledge of injection tooling technologies

5+ years experience in DFM and injection molding

Experience with flow simulation software

Education

B.S. in polymer engineering or related field

Tools

Autodesk Mold Flow

Job description

Senior Plastics Engineer

Senior Plastics Engineer job at PRI Global. Newark, CA.

Newark, CA (Onsite)

Contract

Qualifications

• B.S. in polymer engineering or related field, or equivalent proven experience.
• 5+ years’ experience evaluating DFM and injection molding tool designs.
• Excellent knowledge of injection tooling, including technologies such as in-mold decoration, foaming, over molding, back-injection, vario-thermal processes.
• Experience with DFM process for automotive A-surface parts.
• Experience with flow simulation software (Autodesk Mold Flow).
• Proven hands‑on experience with plastic injection molding process, including process optimization.
• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% if needed.

Advantageous

• Worked in automotive development environment, ideally through complete product development process.
• Hands‑on experience with creation of MoldFlow studies, first tool trials, and tool approvals.
• Experience with tool cost‑sizing to understand tool cost impact of part design choices.
• Experience with other plastic manufacturing processes and their tooling (e.g., blow molding, thermal forming, vacuum forming, compression molding, slush molding).