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Zenith Home Corp lists this General Product Development Engineer - Plastics opportunity in holloway terrace, Delaware. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
General Product Development Engineer - Plastics
Mayzon is seeking a Plastic Product Development Engineer to play an important role in helping to assure the smooth and successful management of innovative products into volume manufacturing. In this role you will be an integral part of the product design, material selection, mold / tool design, and supplier execution process. Provide valuable input to the design team on manufacturing methods and in helping arrive at a manufacturable design specific to plastic injection molding.
Responsibilities
Be an integral part of the Product Engineering team, engineer product, provides appropriate design for manufacturing principles, manufacturing feasibility, and input on applicable plastics manufacturing methods.
Explore/introduce advanced plastic molding technologies in support of Mayzon product development
Review/assess/approve mold performance and mold flow (i.e. part fill, warp, pressure, balance) analysis
Liaison between tool shop, supplier, Product Development and Manufacturing
Developing cost for plastic and materials/products and labor to ensure profitability of the products to interface with design team to minimize manufacturing cost
Supporting all aspects of the manufacturing environment, as well as investigating and providing feedback on all quality related questions
Provide leadership internally and at suppliers during tool and process development to quickly resolve all technical issues.
Lead & work with global plastic injection molders and tooling suppliers to develop robust production molds at competitive costs.
Function as technical liaison with the supplier and product development on tooling and manufacturing process development, assuring the capability of the process to produce parts to specification of projects
Help drive Design Transfer activities as project moves from development to volume production
Work with Supply Chain managers to identify capacity opportunities and to evaluate technical and manufacturing capabilities that support growth plans
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Plastics, Mechanical or Manufacturing) required
5+ years of hands‑on experience in plastic injection molded part development and design
Strong understanding of plastic materials
2+ years knowledge and experience in plastics
Knowledge of wood processing (materials and equipment) is a plus
Experience working with suppliers (mold builders, material suppliers, equipment suppliers) a plus
Experience in a fast‑paced, sales driven, manufacturing environment
Ability to work independently on multiple projects while maintaining customer deadlines
Strong computer skills required, specifically SolidWorks and Microsoft Office
Hands‑on with prototype building and laboratory testing
Zenith offers a competitive health care benefits package, a 401(k) plan, paid vacations and holidays, employee discounts, among other fringe benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Workplace
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