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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Charlottesville, VA💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$100,000🗓 2026-07-15 → 2026-07-30

Core

Lead technical leadership for manufacturing operations supporting existing products and new product introductions, with a strong emphasis on plastic injection molding processes, tooling, automation, and process optimization.

Role type

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Injection Molding)

Builds

Medical devices for minimally invasive surgery, aesthetics/reconstruction, endoscopic soft tissue release, and orthopedic accessories

Domain

Medical Devices / Plastics Engineering / Injection Molding

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

injection molding process development, scientific molding, tooling validation, troubleshooting molding defects, DOE studies, SPC, GD&T, tolerance analysis, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen

Preferred skills

automation, robotics, vision systems, engineered thermoplastics, mold flow principles

Technologies

injection molding machines, robotics, vision systems, mold flow software, SPC tools

Responsibilities

Lead DFM and DFA efforts for injection molded components; Develop, validate, and optimize injection molding processes and tooling; Establish and refine molding parameters using scientific molding principles; Support mold design reviews, tooling qualification, and production readiness; Troubleshoot molding defects and drive root cause analysis; Evaluate and implement advanced manufacturing technologies; Lead new product introduction (NPI) and process validation; Mentor Manufacturing Engineers and Process Technicians

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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