Process Tooling Engineer

About the Company

A leading U.S. manufacturer of precision plastic components is looking for a senior-level Process Tooling Engineer to join its team. The company specializes in low-volume, high-complexity parts for the aerospace, defense, and medical sectors, with a focus on tight tolerances and engineered materials.

This is a newly created role due to growth, offering a unique opportunity to make a strategic impact across tooling, molding, and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize injection molding processes for tight-tolerance, short-run production
• Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for non-conformances
• Collaborate with toolroom, mold design, and shop floor teams to align on process decisions
• Enhance documentation and input accurate process data into the ERP system
• Guide in-house mold design/build and support tooling improvements
• Apply deep materials knowledge (thermoplastics/thermosets)

Requirements

• 10 plus years of injection molding experience in tight-tolerance environments
• Expertise with 30 to 100 ton horizontal presses (Arburg experience preferred)
• Background in low-volume, high-precision work (500 to 2,000 pieces per run)
• Experience in aerospace, medical, automotive, or other specification-driven industries
• Familiar with in-house tooling environments and cross-departmental collaboration
• Strong understanding of ERP systems, documentation, and lean processes

Preferred

• Master Molder certification (RJG I/II)
• Experience with both thermoplastics and thermosets
• Engineering degree preferred (but not required with extensive experience)

Environment

• 40 plus Arburg horizontal machines, 30 to 100 tons
• Precision molding down to plus or minus 0.001 inches or tighter
• 300,000 plus square feet plant with new expansion underway
• 350 plus employees and growing
• Individual contributors are encouraged to drive change and own results

Compensation

• Flexible base salary for the right fit.
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Full benefits
• Relocation assistance available

About Blue Signal:

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