Project Engineer - Injection molding

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under general supervision, the Project Engineer is responsible for the following major tasks:
Deliver customer design requests to product designers; collaborate during the design stage to ensure compliance with standards and continuous improvement through Kaizen.
Create tool layouts and request suppliers to design molds accordingly. Attend mold design reviews with TE and propose design changes to ensure productivity.
Participate in mold trials at the supplier's factory. Confirm mold structure and process settings to ensure the product meets dimensional and appearance requirements.
Complete Engineering Change Requests (ECR) for all tooling or pricing-impacting changes, ensuring alignment with the program budget.
Maintain documentation of all program activities. Ensure evidence of work is stored in SharePoint. Provide updated data and drawings to tooling sources and document control; verify drawings for specification compliance.
Provide support and attend whiteboard meetings.
Attend customer build events as requested.
Lead technical reviews, product quality discussions, and GD&T development with customers. Offer cost-saving ideas for customer VA/VE evaluations.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with internal teams and external customers (including sales, design, engineering, and launch teams).
Responsible for prototype mold builds and ensuring timely availability of prototype parts.
Ensure all supplied materials, parts, and products meet customer requirements and are delivered on time, from prototype to production PPAP.
Manage DV/EV testing in accordance with DVP&R: submit test requests to the lab, coordinate part testing, and implement product improvements.
Collaborate with PDT members to ensure complete part submissions meet customer deadlines.
Support program integration into SPI Manufacturing, covering part design, tool design and functionality, production planning, gage and secondary tooling, and packaging.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong decision-making abilities
Effective English communication skills
Knowledge of injection molding operations
Understanding of plastic part assembly methods
Familiarity with plastic part decoration techniques
Must achieve at least 80% on the Machine Reasoning Test
Must score 20 or above on the Wonderlic test
Engineering degree or certificate in a relevant technical field
Bachelor's degree in a related area of responsibility preferred
Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment