Plastic Product Design Engineer

Role details

Title: Plastic Product Design Engineer

Location: Broadview Heights, OH

Seeking a Plastic Product Design Engineer with a strong focus on injection molded plastic part design, robust tolerance control, and end-to-end mechanical development execution

Technical/Functional Skills • Experience in medical device new product development (NPI) including familiarity with design controls and regulated environments. • Experience with assemblies involving plastics integrated with metals and other materials.

Experience Required • Senior-level experience in mechanical design of injection molded plastic components. • Strong proficiency in CAD systems; Creo strongly preferred. • Demonstrated experience developing and analyzing tolerance stack-ups for complex assemblies. • Proven capability in creating detailed engineering drawings. • Experience leading small project scopes or subsystem development. • Strong ability to communicate across teams and interface with vendors.

Roles & Responsibilities • Mechanical Design & Development

o Lead design of injection molded plastic components as well as other types of mechanical parts from concept through design release, incorporating DFM principles and manufacturability constraints.

o Develop and maintain 3D CAD models, assemblies, and detailed drawings aligned with project and documentation requirements. • Tolerance & Drawing Ownership

o Develop and validate tolerance stack-ups to ensure fit, function, and performance across assemblies.

o Own engineering drawings, dimensioning strategy, and release-ready documentation.

o Drive design decisions using tolerance analysis to mitigate risk and ensure manufacturability and reliability. • Technical Leadership

o Lead defined sub-portions of the project, managing design execution, risks, and deliverables.

o Provide clear status updates and proactively escalate issues impacting scope, schedule, or performance. • Vendor Interface

o Interface with vendors on DFM reviews, tooling strategies, and part optimization.

o Incorporate vendor feedback into design iterations while maintaining performance and timeline targets