Resident Engineer - Plastics

ALTEN Technology USA•Dearborn, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. A Resident Engineer to represent our company at one of our key OEM customers. We are a plastics injection molding company, and we are looking for an experienced engineer who can work directly at the OEM site and serve as the technical and commercial link between the customer and our internal engineering, sales, and program teams. The ideal candidate would have experience in plastics injection molding and/or automotive manufacturing, with a strong understanding of part design, tooling, molding processes, quality, and program management. The role will require someone who is comfortable working directly with OEM engineering and purchasing teams, resolving technical issues, supporting new product launches, and identifying opportunities to strengthen the customer relationship.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant engineering experience
Strong communication skills
Strong problem-solving skills
Strong project management skills
Strong customer-facing skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in plastics injection molding
Experience in automotive manufacturing
Strong understanding of part design
Strong understanding of tooling
Strong understanding of molding processes
Strong understanding of quality
Strong understanding of program management
Experience within automotive plastics
Experience within injection molding
Experience within tooling
Experience within a Tier 1/Tier 2 supplier environment

Responsibilities

Acting as the primary product design engineering interface between our company and the OEM
Supporting quoting, new business development, and cost-reduction initiatives
Supporting product and process development from concept through production launch
Maintaining strong day-to-day customer relationships
Communicating customer requirements internally and driving timely resolution
Coordinating design reviews, tooling, mold trials, and engineering changes if needed
Troubleshooting molding, tooling, dimensional, and quality issues if needed
Working closely with OEM engineering, purchasing, quality, and program teams