Operations Project Engineer

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Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do.

It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

This is an onsite role in Rosemount, MN Monday-Friday.

As an Operations Project Engineer for Injection Molding you will play a critical role in delivering complex, high-value customer programs from initial engagement through final production. Acting as the central point of coordination, you will partner with customers and collaborate across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and other cross-functional teams to successfully plan, manage, and execute injection molding projects throughout their lifecycle.

In this highly visible role, you will combine technical expertise, project leadership, and customer focus to drive project success, ensure operational excellence, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. You will also help shape the future of Protolabs' Production Injection Molding business by developing and improving the processes, tools, and best practices used to manage customer programs  addition, you will contribute to strategic growth initiatives by supporting Sales and Marketing efforts that expand Protolabs' production molding capabilities and market presence.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineering professional who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges, leading cross-functional teams, and making a measurable impact on both customer success and business growth.

Business Development

• Develop relationships with customers to identify key technical champions within customer organizations
• Standardize approach to managing programs and production requirements within individual strategic accounts
• Produce technical articles and content to promote Protolabs’s production capabilities
• Provide consultative design for injection molding services to customers with an emphasis on long-term scalability and quality
• Seek project outcomes which satisfy customers' needs in a time and cost-effective way for both the customer and Protolabs
• Support the development of long-term programs with our customers that produce sustainable growth and revenue
• Assist Sales, Marketing, and Product Management in communicating Protolabs's production capabilities to our customers
• Synthesize patterns in customer needs to determine potential paths towards standardized offer expansions

Project Definition

• Development of documentation and/or software tools to support production project planning, organization, and execution
• Develop criteria (triggers) and processes for informing/approving high-value projects in alignment with business capacity and strategy
• Analyze and communicate manufacturing design feasibility and scalability directly to customers via email, phone call, video call, etc.
• Assess customer and industry specifications, drawings, procedures, purchasing documents, etc.
• Utilize project management tools to define resources required, solutioning process steps, and documentation of project plans within specified project timelines
• Prepare custom documentation for customers and internal teams outlining our scope…