Senior Industrial & Process Engineer

McCLARIN Composites•Wapato, WA

46m•Onsite

About The Position

At McCLARIN, we manufacture composites essential to the world’s most innovative and efficient buses, trucks, trains, RVs, construction and farm equipment. These end-use channels enhance human experience to drive, ride, construct, farm and enjoy nature. Through collaboration, we create both processes and products in any way, shape or form that contributes to a decarbonized and circular economy. McCLARIN scouts and adopts new ways to make the molding process more sustainable. We shape materials into high-quality and high-performance products. We form value through combined effort with our customers and stakeholders. We are looking for a Senior Industrial & Process Engineer. You will serve in a key position driving operational excellence across our core molding disciplines: open fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), reaction injection molding (RIM) clamping, and resin infusion systems. You will lead high-impact process developments focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC). This role heavily commands a strong mastery of motion-time studies, advanced tooling lifecycles, and aggressive mold cycle-time reduction. This position will offer a strong career growth track at a well-established manufacturing company. This position will be on-site in Wapato, WA.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Plastics/Tool Engineering or equivalent experience
5–10 years of direct manufacturing experience, specifically working within advanced composites or plastics processing (Open Mold, RIM, and Infusion required).
Strong technical background in mold construction, gelcoat/surface repairs, vacuum integrity troubleshooting, and mechanical or hydraulic clamp mechanisms.
High proficiency in CAD systems (AutoCAD/SolidWorks) for work-cell design and layout manipulation.
Mastery of standard data time systems, root-cause failure analysis (RCFA), print/drawing interpretation, and a robust understanding of polymer/resin behavior.

Nice To Haves

Experience with resin flow or thermal simulation software is a major asset.

Responsibilities

Analyze, document, and refine manufacturing parameters to shorten cycle times for open FRP cure profiles, RIM clamp intervals, and resin infusion velocities without losing structural part integrity.
Conduct rigorous labor and motion time studies (utilizing MTM/MOST or standard data frameworks) on manual layup, vacuum bagging, and demolding sequences to strip out non-value-added steps and set accurate production standards.
Oversee the complete lifecycle of composite and hard tooling assets—from engineering release and initial tryouts to preventative maintenance and mold preservation.
Champion Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) workshops to minimize changeover windows for complex RIM clamps and heavy infusion tools, significantly boosting tool rotation efficiency.
Partner with the customer during New Product Development via Process FMEA (PFMEA) and Design for Manufacture (DFM) actions to ensure seamless production launches.
Actively drive continuous improvement initiatives (5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma) during daily factory floor SQDC huddles. Teach and mentor production personnel on updated process standards and work instructions.