1005 Plastics Engineer Sr
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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How old is it?
Posted 46d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-09-17). Last seen at its source just now.
We have tracked this listing since 17 Sep 2026 (45 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently just now.
Is it remote?
Marked remote on the employer's board
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Who may apply?
Santiago, Mexico
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Pay not stated
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The listing
ALTEN Mexico, is a leading engineering company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. We work directly with different industries including Automotive, Energy, Aeronautics, Banking & Insurance, Telecom & Multimedia, and Rail; offering services ranging from project design development to test/validation, programming, implementation, and manufacturing.
ALTEN Mexico as a subsidiary of the ALTEN Group. Currently working with international clients, and we are looking for a Plastics Engineer who will contribute to the development of an Iron Air Battery, a large-scale energy storage solution, as a plastic component and tooling cost-optimization specialist.
📍 Location: Remote
🕒 Experience Level: 5+ years
🌐 English: B2–C1
Key Responsibilities
- Review custom plastic components and identify lower-cost materials, geometry, tooling, and manufacturing methods.
- Develop rotomolded or thermoformed scrubber-vessel concepts with integrated features.
- Drive supplier DFM reviews and incorporate feasible recommendations into CAD and drawings.
- Evaluate tooling simplification, part consolidation, assembly reduction, quality risk, and validation needs.
- Support nonconformance analysis for injection-molded components.
Requirements
Must‑Have Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of plastics product development, process engineering, tooling, or supplier engineering experience.
- Experience with injection molding plus at least one of rotomolding or thermoforming preferred.
- Experience with polymer material selection, tooling, and supplier DFM.
- Experience in part consolidation, wall-thickness control, draft, ribs, bosses, undercuts, shrinkage, warpage, and tolerance design
- Working knowledge of plastic part design, tooling economics, DFM, GD&T, and supplier qualification.
- English level B2–C1.
Soft Skills
- Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration.
- Technical leadership and decision‑making capability.
- Problem‑solving and analytical thinking.
- Time management and ability to operate under tight deadlines.
- Detail‑oriented mindset with strong documentation discipline.
- Supplier coordination and negotiation skills.
- Continuous improvement and robust design focus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits above those required by law
- Career growth and development plan
- Remote work scheme