Engineering Technician: Injection Molding
Core
Serve as a primary technical escalation point for complex, chronic, or high-impact injection molding problems, applying scientific molding principles to diagnose, optimize, and validate processes across Process, Machine, Mold, Material, Controls, and Automation systems.
Role type
Senior IC injection molding engineering technician
Builds
Robust, repeatable injection molding processes and processing windows for high-volume manufacturing
Domain
Plastics manufacturing / Injection molding
Required skills
Scientific molding principles, root cause analysis, process capability analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), PLC/HMI diagnostics, statistical methods, technical documentation, cross-functional coordination
Preferred skills
Advanced Scientific Molding (RJG, AIM, Paulson) certification, technical training in mechatronics/automation/PLC, bachelor's degree in Engineering
Technologies
PLC, HMI, hot runner systems, robotics, industrial controls, manufacturing data systems
Responsibilities
Diagnose complex manufacturing problems across multiple systems, execute advanced molding studies and validation protocols, analyze process data to identify failure modes, provide technical direction and coaching to production teams, develop troubleshooting standards and best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC