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Senior Plastics Engineer
Alten México. Review custom plastic components and identify lower-cost materials, geometry, tooling, and manufacturing methods .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in plastics product development, including injection molding, rotomolding, and thermoforming, with a strong focus on material selection, tooling economics, and design for manufacturability (DFM). Proven ability to lead technical discussions, drive supplier collaboration, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Plastics Product DevelopmentInjection MoldingRotomoldingTooling EconomicsDesign For Manufacturability (DFM)
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Hard Skills
Polymer Material SelectionToolingPart ConsolidationWall-Thickness ControlGD&TSupplier QualificationQuality Risk EvaluationValidation NeedsTechnical LeadershipAnalytical Thinking
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationCross-Functional CollaborationProblem-SolvingTime ManagementDetail-Oriented Mindset
Tools & Technologies
CADScrubber-Vessel ConceptsNonconformance Analysis
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing MethodsTooling SimplificationAssembly ReductionSupplier CoordinationContinuous Improvement
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssembly
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Review custom plastic components and identify lower-cost materials, geometry, tooling, and manufacturing methods
- Develop rotomolded or thermoformed scrubber-vessel concepts with integrated features
- Drive supplier DFM reviews and incorporate feasible recommendations into CAD and drawings
- Evaluate tooling simplification, part consolidation, assembly reduction, quality risk, and validation needs
- Support nonconformance analysis for injection-molded components
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of plastics product development, process engineering, tooling, or supplier engineering experience
- Experience with injection molding plus at least one of rotomolding or thermoforming preferred
- Experience with polymer material selection, tooling, and supplier DFM
- Experience in part consolidation, wall-thickness control, draft, ribs, bosses, undercuts, shrinkage, warpage, and tolerance design
- Working knowledge of plastic part design, tooling economics, DFM, GD&T, and supplier qualification
- English level B2–C1
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration
- Technical leadership and decision-making capability
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Time management and ability to operate under tight deadlines
- Detail-oriented mindset with strong documentation discipline
- Supplier coordination and negotiation skills
- Continuous improvement and robust design focus
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary
- Benefits above those required by law
- Career growth and development plan
- Remote work scheme