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Abbott · 2 months ago

Sr. Injection Molding Engineer - Columbus, OH

United States - Ohio - Columbus

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $151K/yr

6+ years exp

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Sr. Injection Molding Engineer position is responsible for packaging development, testing, and qualification of new packaging materials and products for Abbott Nutrition, requiring effective collaboration across divisional and regional boundaries.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Serve as a developing injection molding subject matter expert providing guidance and leading concept design and development from initial concept through launch, including DFM reviews, process feasibility studies, 3D/2D design evaluations, and competitive benchmarking

Develop and prototype new packaging concepts for application in Nutrition products, leveraging prototyping tools to accelerate decision-making and design refinements

Manage injection molding projects through all phases (concept to launch) with timely execution and specification compliance

Lead pilot runs and scale up including design & development of production tools, automation and manufacturing cells including engineering studies, mold qualification studies, and testing leading to commercialization

Manage injection molding suppliers, mold makers, and contract manufacturers with technical rigor to optimize time-to-market and cost

Recommend mold tooling improvements, capital equipment, and guide suppliers to meet project scope, deliverables, and KPIs

Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Packaging equipment teams, Marketing and external engineering resources

Qualification

Injection molding expertisePlastics engineeringProject managementPrototyping toolsSupplier managementCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering required with preference for Plastics Engineering

Minimum 6+ years' experience in Injection molding industry

Experience in plastics materials, concept development, prototyping, development, and scale-up through launch with focus on injection molding and high-volume manufacturing