Senior Plastics and Composites Engineer

The position offers the opportunity to be a Plastics and Composites Engineer and work on a variety of growth initiatives in the electric and ICE vehicle space. The position requires the passion for learning about the design and manufacture of plastics and composites, supplier interactions, design and release of plastics and composites, and participate in projects in accordance with engineering excellence.

• Subject matter expert in 1 or more areas of component design (exterior body panels, interior, chassis/structural components, and fuel tanks) and processes (injection molding, extrusion, compression molding, blow molding, thermoforming).
• Understanding of all processes to manufacture plastic components: injection molding, extrusion, compression molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and other common processes used for the manufacturing of products made from polymeric materials.
• Develop and maintain material and component specifications and qualification plans.
• Learn and contribute to requirements, risk analysis, DFMEA, DVP&R and specifications, engineering change notices.
• Employ project management methodologies that ensure a predictable outcome for department goals and responsibilities.
• Remove roadblocks and accelerate implementation of projects.
• Support the development of technology roadmaps and strategies
• Assist in developing test acceptance criteria using reliability and confidence in designs.

• Mentor designers, lab technicians and other team members.
• Understand and influence regulatory standards that affect your product.
• Develop and drive cross functional team to scheduled milestones for assigned projects.
• Effectively self-manage large projects
• Expert in Problem solving techniques (9-step, 8D, etc.).
• First point of contact within engineering regarding customer issues

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Plastics Engineering Technology or equivalent is required

Expert in at least 1 of the following areas is beneficial, but not a necessity:

• Knowledge of thermoplastic and thermoset materials
• Process knowledge for injection molding, extrusion, compression molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and other common processes used for the manufacturing of products made from polymeric materials.
• Familiar with Mold Flow and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Experience:

• 7+ years’ experience is recommended.

• Continuously raise your level of leadership, authority, and influence.
• Embrace the empowerment you have as a key member of an exciting product growth team.
• Strong passion to teach and grow capabilities of the company.
• The right individual will be self-motivated, a strong collaborator, able to think creatively and work with others to find solutions, drive execution, and focus on results.
• Expert in technical, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to teach and mentor internal engineering design processes and best practices.
• Employs “best” solution to problem rather than most evident (considers business impact to other departments as well as technical requirements)
• Proficient at identifying project/subsystem risks and developing/executing subsequent mitigation plans
• High capability in in Microsoft products including, Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint.
• Thorough understanding of the Engineering financial impact and a basic understanding of the needs and impact of other functions on the business