Senior Plastics and Composites Design Engineer

Club Car boasts a 60+ year history of industry-leading innovation and design, initially focused on golf cars and then expanding to commercial utility vehicles and personal-use transportation.GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTIONJoin a dynamic, growing small-vehicle company where your plastics and composites expertise will directly shape the next generation of golf, commercial, personal-transportation, and on-road vehicles. In this role, you will transform new product ideas into durable, high-quality production components—leading the full design and release process from concept development and material selection through supplier collaboration, tooling, manufacturing-process development, product validation, and launch. This is an exciting opportunity for a plastics design engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about creating robust plastic solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITESSubject matter expert in 1 or more areas of plastic component design (exterior body panels, interior, chassis/structural components)Understanding of all processes to manufacture plastic components: injection molding, extrusion, compression molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and other common processes used for the manufacturing of products made from polymeric materials.Develop and maintain material and component specifications and qualification plans.Learn and contribute to requirements, risk analysis, DFMEA, DVP&R and specifications, engineering change notices.Employ project management methodologies that ensure a predictable outcome for development goals and responsibilities.Remove roadblocks and accelerate implementation of projects.Support the development of technology roadmaps and strategies Assist in developing test acceptance criteria using reliability and confidence in designs.OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESDevelop and drive cross functional team to achieve scheduled milestones for assigned projects. Effectively self-manage large projects or multiple smaller concurrent projectsExpert in Problem solving techniques (9-step, 8D, etc.). First point of contact within engineering regarding customer issues.Mentor designers, lab technicians and other team members. Understand and influence regulatory standards that affect your product. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOBEducation:Bachelor's Degree in Plastics Engineering Technology or equivalent is requiredKnowledge of thermoplastic and thermoset materialsFamiliar with DFM, Mold Flow and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) required for the development of plastic parts.Experience: 7+ years’ experience is recommended.KEY COMPETENCIESMust be self-motivated, a strong collaborator, able to think creatively and work with others to find solutions, drive execution, and focus on results. Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills. Effective verbal and written communications skills. Employs “best” solution to problem rather than most evident (considers business impact to other departments as well as technical requirements)Proficient at identifying project/subsystem risks and developing/executing subsequent mitigation plansCapability and willingness to teach and mentor others in plastics design processes and best practices.Passion for growing the technical capabilities of the company. High capability in in Microsoft products including, Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen.This position may be required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel; reach with hand and arms, and stoop, kneel or crouch as needed.Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.Club Car is a diverse and inclusive environment. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, dedicated to hiring a diverse workforce including individuals with disabilities and United States qualified protected veterans.Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated at Club Car.