Plastic Injection Molding Project Engineer

IEG Plastics is a proud supplier of plastic parts and assemblies to the automotive and consumer goods industries. IEG utilizes state of the art facilities and equipment to provide the highest quality precision plastic parts and assemblies to our customers.

Department:
Engineering

Supervisor:
Plant Manager

Position Title:

Plastic Injection Molding Project Engineer

Pay Rate:
Based on experience

The Plastic Injection Molding Project Engineer is responsible for managing engineering projects from concept development through production launch. This role coordinates new product introductions, mold and tooling development, injection molding process validation, equipment installation, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure projects meet customer requirements, quality standards, cost targets, and delivery schedules.

The Project Engineer works closely with customers, tooling suppliers, production, quality, maintenance, purchasing, and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution and stable manufacturing processes.

• Lead and manage projects from initial concept through tooling development, validation, and production launch.
• Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, milestones, and resource requirements.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, resolve issues, and communicate status to management and customers.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure on-time completion of project deliverables.
• Manage engineering changes and maintain project documentation.

• Coordinate the design, development, fabrication, sampling, and qualification of injection molds.
• Review mold designs, including parting lines, gates, runners, cooling channels, ejector systems, and venting.
• Work with mold designers and toolmakers to resolve tooling issues and optimize mold performance.
• Coordinate mold trials, mold modifications, and corrective actions.
• Evaluate tooling readiness and ensure molds meet cycle time, quality, and production requirements.

• Develop and optimize injection molding processes, including injection pressure, temperature, fill time, holding pressure, cooling time, and cycle time.
• Establish and document process parameters and setup standards.
• Troubleshoot molding defects such as flash, short shots, sink marks, warpage, weld lines, burn marks, and dimensional variation.
• Support scientific molding, process capability studies, and process optimization where applicable.
• Ensure process repeatability, productivity, and consistent product quality.

• Lead new product introduction activities, including design reviews, mold trials, sampling, and production readiness.
• Coordinate T0, T1, and subsequent mold trials, as applicable.
• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews and provide feedback on part design and tooling feasibility.
• Prepare and execute process validation activities, including IQ, OQ, and PQ where required.
• Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI), dimensional layouts, capability studies, and customer approvals.
• Support PPAP submissions and Production Part Approval Process documentation when required by the customer.

• Collaborate with Quality Engineering to investigate customer complaints, internal defects, and process deviations.
• Implement root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions using tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone, and 8D.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap, downtime, cycle time, and manufacturing costs.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies as appropriate.
• Support PFMEA, Control Plans, work instructions, and…