Job Description

Do you want:

• Leadership that believes family and health come before work?
• To work directly with customers and influence design, cost, and quality outcomes?
• To be part of a team known for solving complex manufacturing challenges?

This could be the job for you!

Project Engineer – Injection Molding

Salary: $95–$120K DOE + Benefits

Location: Longmont, CO

Schedule: M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. with some flexibility

Position Type: Direct Hire

Why consider this Project Engineer opportunity:

• Own complex, custom plastic part projects from the initial concept through to final production.
• Join a highly experienced team with deep expertise in plastics, tooling, and quality standards.
• Influence customer designs at the front end to improve manufacturability, strength, and cost-efficiency.
• Work in a tight-knit environment where engineering, production, and quality teams are truly integrated.
• Join a company known for creative problem-solving and delivering high-quality, production-ready solutions.

How you’ll spend your time as a Project Engineer:

• Act as the primary technical point of contact between customers, toolmakers, and internal production teams.
• Oversee the full tooling lifecycle, including design review, material selection, and final delivery.
• Provide expert guidance to customers to optimize part design for efficient, high-quality molding.
• Ensure all tooling is production-ready and partner with the floor to troubleshoot process-related issues.
• Communicate timelines, milestones, and program updates clearly to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Collaborate with quality, automation, and tool room teams to maintain high manufacturing standards.

Skills & experience we’d like you to have as a Project Engineer:

• 5+ years of experience in plastics manufacturing, specifically within injection molding.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field preferred; equivalent hands-on experience (associate’s degree or non-degreed) is highly valued.
• Strong background in plastic part design and mold construction/functionality.
• Practical experience working with injection molding presses and troubleshooting in a live production environment.
• Proven ability to manage customer relationships and translate technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks.

Sound interesting? We want to hear from you! Apply for the Project Engineer-Injection Molding position on this site or call/text us with questions at 970-225-9292.

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