Principal Manufacturing Engineer

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Full Time Technical Centennial, CO, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Company

Description:

Plastic Molding Technology (PMT) manufactures high precision plastic parts for automotive, telecommunications, medical device, renewable energy, and industrial customers. The primary manufacturing processes are injection molding and thermoforming. PMT has ~100 injection molding presses at its two primary manufacturing locations in El Paso, TX and Centennial, CO (a suburb of Denver).

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative manufacturing environment
• Growth potential within the company

What you’ll do:

• Serve as the principal technical authority for injection molding across all company facilities
• Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise-wide standards, best practices, and procedures for injection molding execution
• Provide expert technical guidance to the Director of Engineering, process engineers, manufacturing engineers, and leadership on complex, high-impact, or non-standard technical decisions
• Lead the technical evaluation, quoting, and kickoff of all new injection molding tools, ensuring alignment with performance, quality, and long-term manufacturability requirements
• Act as the primary technical interface with mold builders during tool design, review, and launch phases
• Support new program launches by establishing robust process strategies and resolving tooling-related risks
• Define technical specifications for injection molding machines, auxiliary equipment, and automation, including development of RFQs and evaluation of vendor proposals
• Collaborate with leadership and finance on capital planning, including equipment selection, replacement strategy, and expansion planning
• Support capital projects through technical justification, vendor engagement, and execution oversight
• Drive efforts to standardize molding systems and practices across sites to improve consistency, efficiency, scalability, and long-term maintainability
• Identify opportunities to eliminate unnecessary engineering labor from quoting and execution workflows by implementing smarter systems, standards, and tools
• Support development of training frameworks and technical documentation to reinforce standardized execution
• Support capacity analysis, equipment sizing, and right-sizing of molding operations to meet current and future business needs
• Provide technical input into plant layouts, equipment placement, and facility growth plans
• Partner with operations and leadership to ensure manufacturing strategy aligns with business growth objectives
• Serve as the corporate technical representative with equipment OEMs, tooling vendors, automation suppliers, and industry partners.
• Support site teams as needed for complex process challenges, critical customer issues, or strategic initiatives.
  
  Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in injection molding
• Performs other duties as assigned

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline with a strong emphasis in plastics manufacturing. Advanced degree (Master’s) or equivalent combination of education and progressive industry experience demonstrating sustained technical leadership and authority
• 15+ years of progressive experience in an injection molding manufacturing environment, with deep expertise in process engineering and/or tooling engineering
• Demonstrated expertise in specifying injection molding equipment, auxiliary systems, and tooling,…