Manager, Injection Systems - Equipment & Process

Job Description

The Manager, Injection Systems Engineer provides enterprise-level technical leadership for injection molding machinery and system performance across RPSNAB. This role expands beyond traditional equipment support to include platform-level strategy, machine and tooling integration, and long-term technology direction. The position is responsible for defining how injection equipment, auxiliary systems, and mold interfaces are specified, standardized, and evolved across the network. As a senior subject‑matter expert, this role drives equipment strategy, lifecycle planning, and system‑wide performance optimization while partnering closely with Product Development and the Principal Tooling Engineer to ensure alignment between product design, tooling, and machine capability.

• Define and lead the technical strategy for injection molding equipment and system architecture across the network.
• Establish machine platform standards, including controls, hydraulics/electric systems, auxiliaries, and integration requirements.
• Provide technical direction on future‑state injection platform design, including scalability, flexibility, and lifecycle cost optimization.
• Serve as the primary authority on machine capability requirements influencing product and tooling decisions.

• Lead the development of mold‑machine interface standards, ensuring alignment between tooling design and machine capability.
• Partner with Product Development and Tooling Engineering to define design guardrails that improve manufacturability and reduce downstream variability.
• Evaluate and influence tooling design decisions based on machine performance, clamp characteristics, and process capability.
• Drive improvements in system‑level performance, addressing interactions between machine, mold, material, and auxiliaries.

• Lead enterprise‑wide efforts to improve injection system performance, including cycle time, repeatability, and reliability.
• Establish frameworks for diagnosing and resolving chronic, multi‑variable performance issues across plants.
• Define and standardize machine setup philosophies and performance expectations across platforms.
• Support critical plant issues requiring advanced technical expertise and system‑level troubleshooting.

• Own the injection equipment lifecycle strategy, including obsolescence planning, modernization, and capital prioritization.
• Develop and maintain a fleet‑level view of equipment performance, risk, and capability gaps.
• Lead evaluation of equipment retrofits, upgrades, and replacement strategies based on total cost of ownership and performance impact.
• Influence capital investment decisions through data‑driven business cases and technical justification.

• Lead benchmarking of injection machinery OEMs and auxiliary equipment suppliers, defining preferred technologies and platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (electric platforms, advanced controls, digital monitoring, etc.) for network adoption.
• Establish technical criteria and validation approaches for equipment selection and qualification.
• Partner with OEMs to influence future equipment design and capability development.

• Develop and implement enterprise standards for injection machinery, system configuration, and performance metrics.
• Lead creation of technical documentation, specifications, and best practices across the network.
• Drive adoption of standards through training, workshops, and plant engagement.
• Ensure consistency in machine setup, operation, and maintenance practices across facilities.

• Partner with Product Development, Tooling Engineering, and Operations to align product design, tooling, and manufacturing capability.
• Influence plant engineering teams and leadership to adopt platform standards and strategic initiatives.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering teams across the network.
• Operate as a key technical leader across a matrixed, multi‑site…