Engineer III, Plastics Technical Sourcing Engineering
On-siteLogan, Utah, United States
Job Summary
Lead technical sourcing projects including alternate sourcing, dual sourcing, supplier transfers, and manufacturing resourcing initiatives. Partner with suppliers to improve manufacturing capability, capacity, process controls, and product quality. Support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs by ensuring supplier readiness, manufacturability, and successful commercialization. Investigate and resolve supplier manufacturing and quality issues using structured problem-solving methodologies. Drive productivity and cost reduction initiatives through design optimization, process improvements, and supplier innovation. Evaluate manufacturing processes including injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, tubing extrusion, film converting, and die cutting. Provide technical expertise during supplier audits, process validations, and engineering change activities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations to deliver successful project outcomes. Develop technical documentation including project plans, engineering reports, validation protocols, and risk assessments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or another related engineering discipline
- 3+ years of engineering experience in plastics manufacturing, product development, manufacturing engineering, supplier engineering, or technical sourcing
- Experience working with plastic manufacturing processes including injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, extrusion, or related technologies
- Experience managing technical projects with external suppliers
- Experience supporting regulated industries such as medical device, life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
- Strong knowledge of plastics processing, tooling design, process development, and troubleshooting
- Understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and process capability analysis
- Experience with supplier qualification, validation, and process transfer activities
- Familiarity with Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), root cause analysis, FMEA, and other quality engineering tools
- Knowledge of engineering change management and regulated quality systems including ISO 9001 and ISO 13485
- Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Excellent analytical, technical problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing technical reports and presenting to cross-functional teams
- Ability to build collaborative relationships across internal teams and external suppliers
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced global environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15%
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting regulated industries such as medical device, life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments preferred
- Experience with sterilization processes, secondary manufacturing operations, and automated assembly is desirable
- Working knowledge of enterprise systems such as SAP, Agile PLM, Oracle, or MasterControl preferred
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