About Us

TriMas Life Sciences is a global provider of precision injection-molded components and assemblies for the medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical and surgical markets. The company serves key industries, including medical, packaging, industrial and consumer goods, and through our trusted brands, Intertech and Omega, we deliver innovative, high-quality solutions that support our customers from prototype to full-scale production.

Our work enables life-saving technologies and products that improve people’s lives, and we take pride in being part of that purpose every day.

Why Join TriMas Life Sciences?

At TriMas Life Sciences, we believe our success begins with our people. We are committed to creating an environment where every employee feels valued, supported and inspired to contribute their best work.

When you join our team, you become part of a collaborative and purpose-driven organization committed to:

• Supporting Our People – Our employees are the heart of our success. We embrace diversity, encourage collaboration and foster an inclusive workplace built on safety, respect and continuous learning.
• Driving Innovation – We invest in technology, automation and process excellence to deliver “part perfect” solutions. Our teams are empowered to develop new ideas while ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance.
• Advancing Healthcare – We partner with our customers to design and manufacture precision-engineered solutions that enable medical innovation, enhance patient care and support better health outcomes worldwide.
• Building a Sustainable Future – We are committed to responsible manufacturing, minimizing environmental impact and helping customers bring safer, more sustainable products to market.

We offer competitive benefits, a culture that supports and empowers our people, and opportunities to make a meaningful difference.

If you’re looking for a place where you can grow your career, be challenged and contribute to life-changing innovations, TriMas Life Sciences is the place for you.

Position Summary

The Project Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager or Director of Engineering. He/she is responsible for overall project management including tooling, automation, solid modeling and launch of injection molded products/programs. This position is responsible for working with all supporting departments to successfully launch new programs meeting internal and external expectations within the predetermined time frame.

This position requires leadership skills to work closely with customers, process engineering, external and internal tooling, quality and production team.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate adjustments to the original project timelines to ensure compliance.
• Project profitability are to be tracked through the internal accounting project tracking system.
• Accountable for OEE plant performance.
• Perform as technical liaison to customers on all related program activity.
• Manage mold builds and communicate project management and engineering changes on both new and existing projects.
• Assist in BOM construction and sustaining compliance to ensure OEE standards our accurate.
• Offer solid modeling support for design concepts and internal/external tooling changes.
• Leadership support in trouble shooting/ debugging new programs.
• Adherence to ISO procedures.
• Assist in quality CAPAs.
• Utilize continuous improvement, lean and six sigma tools to reach OEE standards.
• Provide quoting support for new and existing products.

This role is required to be on-site 5 days at the Clinton Township, MI location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience with plastics or related manufacturing discipline desired
• Experience in the medical device industry or ISO environment is desirable
• Experience in the injection molding industry is desirable
• Experience using Solidworks desired
• Driven, self-motivated
• Change agent and bias for action with a positive attitude
• Organized and able to bring projects to a successful conclusion
• Strong communication & presentation skills
• Strong problem solving and lean manufacturing skills
• Process & results driven
• Innovative, inspiring, and able to work in a consultative relationship throughout the organization
• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline preferred
• Formal Education in Six Sigma, Lean, and leadership preferred