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Responsible for all engineering functions for new launches, engineering changes, and support for existing programs.- Managing process engineering, tool shop, and estimating.- Launching complex injection molding, decorating, and assembly programs from quote through production.- Managing budget, timeline, APQP, foreign and domestic suppliers, customer correspondence, and all launch requirements for program launches in automotive, furniture, retail display, and various other industries.- Design-for-Manufacturing engineering on part and mold designs through Moldflow, scientific-injection molding principles, and years of injection molding and assembly experience. - Core part of the Continuous Improvement team, outlining engineering/operations inefficiencies and developing systems and processes to cut costs and increase part quality.- Quoting complex injection molding, decorating, and assembly operations, responsible for cost-estimating on tooling, material selection, cycle times, equipment, and final quote presented to the customer.

Engineering and Managing program launches from quote through production. -Quoting complex injection molding and assembly operations, responsible for cost-estimating on tooling, material selection, cycle times, equipment, and final quote presented to the customer. -Managing budget, timeline, APQP, foreign and domestic suppliers, customer correspondence, and all launch requirements for new product launches and existing product engineering changes. -Design-for-Manufacturing engineering on part and mold designs through Moldflow, scientific-injection molding principles, and years of injection molding and assembly experience. -Core part of the Continuous Improvement team, outlining engineering/operations inefficiencies and developing systems and processes to cut costs and increase part quality.

Writing scientific injection molding processes for insert-molding sensitive electrical components in fully automated production cells for automotive lighting product launches, transferring by cavity pressure and cavity temperature. Learning and troubleshooting our automated processes, and generating ideas to make our manufacturing engineering solutions more robust. Performing efficacy and repeatability studies on in-mold sensing transfer methods to cut scrap rates on injection molding processes. Managing implementation of process control pressure sensing technology on high volume lighting applications.Worked on a team to optimize laser lance and laser cutting processes, saving thousands annually in downtime and machine intervention costs.Learning and troubleshooting vision systems in production line.Heavy involvement in tasks necessary for Tier 1 automotive product launches.Performing overall cell and plant improvement projects with a team of engineers.

Writing injection molding processes using scientific molding for numerous new incoming jobs, and re-writing current processes for much improved scrap rates and quality issues. Performing optimization studies and implementing and optimizing cavity pressure curves, reducing scrap rates on injection molding processes. Root-cause investigation on injection molding processes and complex molds. Plant improvement strategies to increase overall molding cell efficiency.Setup and first trials of new 3D printing technology. Executing tasks towards completing the PPAP's. Analyzing prints / tool design, and process simulations. Process technician for injection molding machines: troubleshooting, frequent mold changes, replacing nozzles, thermocouples, and heater bands, process efficiency improvements, operator handling improvements, etc. Material handling: inventory, mixing, upkeep, and predicting material consumption.