Senior Solutions Engineer, Injection Molding New Waltham, MA

Xometry; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Xometry in Waltham, MA is hiring a Senior Solutions Engineer, Injection Molding to act as the technical voice in sales-driven opportunities. You will translate customer needs into manufacturing solutions, collaborate with molding teams, and guide complex projects from discovery through execution.

The role requires strong domain knowledge in injection molding, robust communication with engineers and executives, and the ability to manage multiple long-term opportunities in a fast-paced startup

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical or Plastics preferred.
• 5-7+ years in engineering, manufacturing, or a technical field.
• Experience with injection molding, mold design, or related processes.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery conversations with Sales to uncover business and technical requirements and map them to Xometry solutions.
• Be the technical liaison between molding teams and the customer.
• Consult directly with prospects and customers to identify the right applications of Xometry's technology and build the business case.
• Demonstrate Xometry's capabilities, including our software quoting platform, in a way that resonates with both engineers and executives.
• Partner with product, sales, quoting, and engineering teams - feeding customer insight back into the business and contributing to case studies and marketing collateral.
• Represent Xometry as an industry thought leader at events, webinars, and in the injection molding community.
• Serve as the internal go-to expert on injection molding and related processes, helping the broader team speak credibly to customers about tooling, mold design, and process capability.
• Provide project management and oversight on complex opportunities.

Skills

Injection molding

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

Plastics engineering degree

Tools

CAD

Technical drawing

Job description

Senior Solutions Engineer, Injection Molding

Waltham, MA

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry's digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

The Senior Solutions Engineer, Injection Molding is a trusted advisor to prospects and customers, pairing technical depth with business acumen to propose solutions to real manufacturing problems. Working in tandem with the Sales team, you'll be the technical voice in the room - anticipating objections, building confidence in Xometry's capabilities, and helping customers get to the right manufacturing solution faster.

How You’ll Contribute:

• Lead discovery conversations with Sales to uncover business and technical requirements and map them to Xometry solutions
• Be the technical liaison between molding teams and the customer.
• Consult directly with prospects and customers to identify the right applications of Xometry's technology and build the business case
• Demonstrate Xometry's capabilities, including our software quoting platform, in a way that resonates with both engineers and executives
• Partner with product, sales, quoting, and engineering teams - feeding customer insight back into the business and contributing to case studies and marketing collateral
• Represent Xometry as an industry thought leader at events, webinars, and in the injection molding community
• Serve as the internal go-to expert on injection molding and related processes, helping the broader team speak credibly to customers about tooling, mold design, and process capability
• Provide project management and oversight on complex opportunities

What You Bring To Xometry:

• A genuine manufacturing and process background in injection molding, compression molding, overmolding, and insert molding - with hands-on, floor-level experience strongly preferred
• An outgoing, personable communicator who's equally comfortable in a deep technical discussion with a mold designer and presenting to a room of executives
• Technical empathy: the instinct to listen first, understand a customer's real problem (not just their stated request), and translate between technical and business language without losing either audience
• Consultative by nature - always asking "why" before proposing "what"
• Experience preparing and presenting technical solutions within business proposals
• Self-motivated and comfortable managing multiple long-term projects with minimal oversight in a fast-paced startup environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and a natural relationship-builder
• Engineering degree (Mechanical or Plastics preferred) or related technical degree
• 5-7+ years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing, or technical field
• Demonstrated project management and presentation skills
• CAD and technical drawing experience
• Demonstrated Expertise in some of the following areas: New Product Development, Materials Science, Plastics Engineering, GD&T, Mold Design, ISO Certifications, PPAP & Inspection
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including mastery of English
• Willingness to travel up to 20%

The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $101,000- $150,000 annually + commission depending on factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package, including 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays, maternity and bonding leave; EAP, other wellbeing resources; and much more.

#LI-Hybrid

Xometry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

For US based roles: Xometry participates in E-Verify and after a job offer is accepted, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Xometry's Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.