Senior Project Engineer

Role details

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.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Excel.

Full job description

TDI, Inc. is a minority owned (ISO 9001:2000, UL and ITAR registered) custom injection molder of thermoplastics with finishing and assembly capabilities. Located in St. Croix Falls, WI.

Duties:

• Support the execution of custom plastic molding projects from concept through production
• Collaborate with customers, tooling suppliers, production, and quality teams to ensure new and existing products are launched on time, within budget, and in compliance with technical and quality requirements
• Review customer specifications, part drawings, and material requirements for manufacturability
• Lead engineering of new product introduction (NPI), from design review through production approval
• Support mold design reviews (Design for Manufacturing) and process development activities
• Create part drawings using Solidworks
• Establish and validate molding processes (including trials, sampling, and capability studies)
• Interface with customers daily during project execution
• Coordinate with suppliers on tooling, materials, and external processes

Benefits:

• Competitive financial compensation paid bi-weekly direct deposit
• 401k with company match
• Employer paid Life & AD&D
• Employer paid short-term disability
• Insurance coverage offerings (medical, dental, vision and voluntary Life & AD&D and voluntary long-term disability)
• Health Savings Account option with Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account – Dependent Care
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Starts on Day 1!
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other value-added benefits
• Educational Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our open positions, please contact Human Resources at 715-483-4005. TDI participates in E-Verify. Successful pre-employment drug screen.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid jury duty
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Plastics injection molding: 5 years (Preferred)
• SolidWorks: 3 years (Preferred)
• Tooling design: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person