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Principal Polymer Processing Engineer, Injection Molding
CONMED Corporation. Advance injection molding capabilities, polymer processing technologies, and manufacturing performance across CONMED .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in injection molding process development, optimization, and validation, with a strong focus on polymer processing technologies and compliance with FDA quality-system requirements. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor engineering professionals while driving technical projects in regulated manufacturing environments.
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Injection Molding Process DevelopmentPolymer Processing TechnologiesFDA Quality-System RequirementsMold Design and Performance TestingTechnical Leadership in Engineering
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Hard Skills
Injection MoldingPolymer EngineeringProcess OptimizationTooling EngineeringScientific Molding PrinciplesStatistical AnalysisDesign of ExperimentsMold-Flow SimulationMaterial-Process InteractionsValidation Documentation
Soft Skills
Technical Documentation SkillsPresentation SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsMentoring SkillsCross-Functional Collaboration
Tools & Technologies
Mold-Flow Analysis ToolsProcess-Monitoring SystemsAutomation TechnologiesIn-Mold SensingAdvanced Manufacturing Controls
Certifications & Qualifications
ISO 13485ISO 14971
Industry Keywords
Medical Device ManufacturingPharmaceutical ManufacturingLife SciencesAutomotive ManufacturingAerospace Manufacturing
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Advance injection molding capabilities, polymer processing technologies, and manufacturing performance across CONMED
- Provide technical leadership for plastic-part design geometry, injection mold conceptualization, manufacturing and performance testing, molding-cell equipment selection, process optimization and qualification, and sustaining production support
- Serve as technical advisor and subject matter expert for molders, molding equipment, process optimization, mold design, tooling engineering, metrology, MSA, and quality-engineering capability assessments
- Lead development, optimization, qualification, and validation of complex injection molding processes, equipment, molds, and supporting technologies
- Establish processing strategies using polymer science, material characteristics, part and mold design, equipment capability, and product requirements
- Apply scientific molding principles and structured experimentation to define processing windows and ensure repeatable, capable, controlled processes
- Provide technical direction for tight-tolerance, complex-geometry, engineered-resin, high-performance-polymer, multi-material, insert-molding, and overmolding applications
- Evaluate emerging polymer-processing technologies and recommend investments
- Develop and maintain technical standards, engineering practices, design guidelines, specifications, and process-development methodologies
- Partner with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Supply Chain on new product development and transfers
- Provide design-for-manufacturability guidance on polymer selection, molded-part geometry, tooling, tolerances, gating, cooling, shrinkage, warpage, and process capability
- Lead or oversee mold-flow analysis, tool-design reviews, mold manufacturing and testing, process characterization, equipment testing, and manufacturing-readiness assessments
- Lead transitions from development through validation, commercialization, and sustained production
- Define critical process parameters and support inspection, monitoring, and control strategies
- Develop or approve protocols, reports, engineering studies, acceptance criteria, statistical analyses, and supporting documentation
- Ensure compliance with quality-system requirements, engineering standards, regulatory expectations, and internal procedures
- Support FMEAs, control plans, process-risk assessments, technical investigations, audits, inspections, and customer inquiries
- Resolve complex molding and tooling issues affecting safety, quality, delivery, capacity, cost, and customer service
- Improve cycle time, scrap, yield, process capability, automation, tooling, material utilization, reliability, variation, and equipment effectiveness
- Support capital-equipment selection, supplier evaluation, installation, qualification, and production implementation
- Lead design/material changes, product and process transfers, supplier transitions, capacity expansion, and manufacturing-network initiatives
- Develop technically supported business cases and recommendations
- Act as technical consultant to engineering teams, operations leaders, project teams, and senior leadership
- Lead cross-functional initiatives across products, departments, suppliers, and manufacturing locations
- Build partnerships with equipment manufacturers, toolmakers, resin suppliers, contract manufacturers, consultants, and external technical resources
- Mentor engineers, technicians, molders, and manufacturing professionals; develop training and repeatable engineering methods
- Contribute to CONMED’s long-term polymer-processing and manufacturing-technology roadmap
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or closely related technical discipline
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible engineering experience involving injection molding, polymer processing, plastics manufacturing, tooling, or closely related manufacturing technologies
- 2 years of experience troubleshooting injection molded parts noncompliance opportunities and determining root causes across part design, raw materials, molding processes, molds, equipment, inspection, packaging, storage, and transit
- 2 years of experience leading complex technical projects and influencing decisions across multiple functions
- Experience developing or reviewing engineering protocols, validation documents, technical reports, specifications, risk assessments, and process documentation
- Experience in a regulated medical-device, pharmaceutical, life-sciences, automotive, aerospace, or similarly controlled manufacturing environment
- Experience with injection molding of medical-device components or other high-precision, high-reliability products
- Working knowledge of FDA quality-system requirements, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, good manufacturing practices, and process-validation expectations
- Expertise in specialized processes such as insert molding, overmolding, micro-molding, multi-shot molding, silicone molding, high-temperature materials, or bio-compatible polymers
- Experience with mold-flow simulation and analysis tools
- Experience with automation, in-mold sensing, process-monitoring systems, machine connectivity, or advanced manufacturing controls
- Experience with toolmakers, resin suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and contract manufacturers
- Experience with mold design conceptualization, mold manufacturing, mold functional performance testing, and mold predictive and preventive maintenance programs
- Demonstrated expertise in injection molding process development, optimization, validation, troubleshooting, and mold design/performance testing
- Advanced knowledge of thermoplastic materials, polymer behavior, resin handling, drying, rheology, shrinkage, warpage, degradation, and material-process interactions
- Demonstrated experience applying scientific molding principles, design of experiments, statistical analysis, process-capability methods, and structured root-cause analysis
- Demonstrated ability to independently define problems, evaluate technical alternatives, and deliver sustainable solutions to highly complex engineering challenges
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and technical documentation skills
- Position is not eligible for employer-based sponsorship
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive compensation
- Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
- Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED
- Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses
- Employee Referral Program incentives