Injection Molding Engineer – Automotive

ALTEN Technology USA
Dearborn, MI
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for automotive plastics engineers who collaborate with OEM teams and manage product launches, with a preference for candidates with 5+ years of experience in injection molding or Tier 1/Tier 2 supplier environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with automotive plastics experience and OEM collaboration background
    — “Preferably within automotive plastics, injection molding, tooling, or a Tier 1/Tier 2 supplier environment.”
  • Individuals who excel in bridging customer and internal teams for technical and commercial outcomes
    — “Acting as the primary product design engineering interface between our company and the OEM”
  • Engineers with proven ability to drive new product launches and manage program timelines
    — “Supporting product and process development from concept through production launch”

Things to consider

  • This role requires direct on-site presence at the OEM location in Dearborn, Michigan.
    — “A Resident Engineer to represent our company at one of our key OEM customers.”
  • The position mandates a pre-employment drug screening as part of the hiring process.
    — “All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in resolving molding and quality issues during product launches.
    — “Troubleshooting molding, tooling, dimensional, and quality issues if needed”
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate design reviews and manage engineering changes.
    — “Coordinating design reviews, tooling, mold trials, and engineering changes if needed”
  • Showcase your track record in supporting quoting and cost-reduction initiatives.
    — “Supporting quoting, new business development, and cost-reduction initiatives”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • represent company at OEM site
  • serve as technical and commercial link between customer and internal teams
  • support quoting and new business development
  • support product and process development
  • maintain strong customer relationships
Typical background
5+ years of relevant engineering experiencedegree in Engineering or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Plastics Injection MoldingPart DesignToolingMolding ProcessesQuality ControlProgram ManagementCommunicationProblem-solving

Preferred

Experience In Automotive Manufacturing

Stack & domain

Plastics Injection MoldingAutomotive ManufacturingPart DesignToolingMolding ProcessesQualityProgram ManagementCommunicationProblem-solvingProject ManagementCustomer-facingAutomotivePlasticsEngineering

About the role

Original posting from ALTEN Technology USA via Greenhouse

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Job Description:

A Resident Engineer to represent our company at one of our key OEM customers. 

We are a plastics injection molding company, and we are looking for an experienced engineer who can work directly at the OEM site and serve as the technical and commercial link between the customer and our internal engineering, sales, and program teams. 

The ideal candidate would have experience in plastics injection molding and/or automotive manufacturing, with a strong understanding of part design, tooling, molding processes, quality, and program management.

The role will require someone who is comfortable working directly with OEM engineering and purchasing teams, resolving technical issues, supporting new product launches, and identifying opportunities to strengthen the customer relationship.

Key responsibilities would include:

Acting as the primary product design engineering interface between our company and the OEM

Supporting quoting, new business development, and cost-reduction initiatives

Supporting product and process development from concept through production launch

Maintaining strong day-to-day customer relationships

Communicating customer requirements internally and driving timely resolution

Coordinating design reviews, tooling, mold trials, and engineering changes if needed

Troubleshooting molding, tooling, dimensional, and quality issues if needed

Working closely with OEM engineering, purchasing, quality, and program teams

We would ideally like someone with 5+ years of relevant engineering experience

Preferably within automotive plastics, injection molding, tooling, or a Tier 1/Tier 2 supplier environment. 

Strong communication, problem-solving, project management, and customer-facing skills are essential.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Source: ALTEN Technology USA careers (Greenhouse)

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