Plastics Engineer

confidentialNew York, NYtoday

$120,000–$160,000

Occupations

Materials Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Engineers, All Other

Industries

All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing

Plastics Engineer – Mid-Level to SeniorBlue Standard Inc. United States | Full-Time Anticipated Start: Late November 2026

Compensation: $120,000–$160,000+ depending on experience, plus benefits and equity

All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application. About Blue Standard Inc. Blue Standard Inc. is a material science and advanced manufacturing company developing and commercializing next-generation materials and products designed to reduce reliance on conventional persistent plastics. With operations and technical partners across the United States and Europe, Blue Standard works across material development, injection molding, product engineering, manufacturing, sustainability, and commercialization. As we expand manufacturing into the United States, we are looking for an exceptional Plastics Engineer to become a key technical member of our organization and help build our U.S. manufacturing platform from the ground up.

The Opportunity:

This is not a traditional plastics engineering position.
We are looking for a mid-level to senior engineer who wants to combine hands-on manufacturing engineering with material science, process development, quality systems, R&D, sustainability, testing, regulatory work, and commercialization.
A major initial responsibility will be transferring manufacturing and process knowledge from Blue Standard's established European production operations into our developing U.S. manufacturing platform.
The selected engineer will spend approximately 1 to 2 months working directly with our production and technical teams in Austria and Hungary, with international travel, accommodations, and reasonable business expenses paid by Blue Standard.
The objective is to deeply understand our materials, processing methods, tooling, equipment, quality systems, and manufacturing know-how—and then help us implement, improve, document, and scale those systems in the United States.
This role will maintain an ongoing technical relationship with our European engineering and production teams. We are looking for someone who will not simply replicate existing processes, but continually ideate, experiment, improve, and optimize them.
What You'll Work OnU.S. Manufacturing & Process Engineering
You will play a central role in developing Blue Standard's U.S. production capabilities, including:
Developing and implementing production systems and manufacturing processes
Supporting installation, commissioning, and optimization of injection molding equipment
Translating European manufacturing processes into scalable U.S. production systems
Developing standard operating procedures and technical documentation
Optimizing cycle times, yields, consistency, material utilization, and production efficiency
Troubleshooting molding, tooling, material, and equipment issues
Supporting tooling development and design-for-manufacturing reviews
Evaluating automation and manufacturing-efficiency opportunities
Developing production metrics and process-control systems
Working closely with European technical teams on continuous process improvement
Quality Systems
You will help build the quality infrastructure required to support a growing advanced-manufacturing organization, including:
Quality-control and quality-assurance systems
Incoming raw-material specifications
In-process quality controls
Finished-product testing and inspection
Production tolerances and acceptance criteria
Process documentation
Traceability systems
Corrective and preventive action procedures
Customer-specific quality requirements
Materials, Testing, Certification & Regulatory
This role will become an important internal technical resource for Blue Standard's growing materials platform.

Responsibilities will include:

Developing third-party testing protocols for materials and finished products
Coordinating testing with qualified external laboratories
Managing relationships with testing and certification organizations
Supporting material and product certifications
Maintaining technical and regulatory documentation
Evaluating applicable U.S. and international regulatory requirements
Developing testing programs for new materials and applications
Supporting technical responses to customers and regulatory organizationsLCA & Sustainability

You will also help expand Blue Standard's capabilities around environmental performance and sustainability measurement. This may include: Supporting development and maintenance of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) Working with third-party LCA specialists Collecting and validating manufacturing, energy, transportation, and material dataSupporting carbon-footprint analysis Developing technical support for environmental and sustainability claims Helping customers understand the environmental implications of material and manufacturing choices Research & DevelopmentR&D will be an important component of the position. You will work with internal and external technical teams to: Evaluate new materials and formulations Improve existing materials Develop new manufacturing processes Test processing parameters Investigate material and product performance Develop new applications Improve manufacturability and production efficiency Support cost-reduction initiatives Move successful R&D projects from laboratory and pilot work into commercial production Universities & Research Partnerships Blue Standard intends to build meaningful relationships with universities and research institutions in the United States. The Plastics Engineer will help: Identify leading polymer, plastics, material science, sustainability, and manufacturing laboratories Establish university research relationships Coordinate external testing and research programs Develop sponsored research opportunities Work with professors, researchers, laboratories, and technical institutions Develop potential internship and engineering-talent pipelines Grants & Government Programs The position will also support Blue Standard's participation in relevant government and non-dilutive funding programs. This may include: Identifying federal and state grant opportunities Writing and supporting technical sections of grant applications Developing technical project scopes Providing engineering and manufacturing dataSupporting applications involving advanced manufacturing, sustainable materials, domestic production, material science, and circular-economy technologies Coordinating with outside grant and government-program specialists Customer Technical & Sustainability Support As our materials platform expands, our customers increasingly rely on Blue Standard for technical guidance. You may participate directly with customers on: Material selection Product development Manufacturing feasibility Design for manufacturing Testing and certification Sustainability strategy Material performance Manufacturing troubleshooting CommercializationThis is a technical and consultative responsibility rather than a traditional sales role.

European Training & International Collaboration:

International collaboration is an important part of this position.
The selected engineer should be comfortable spending approximately 1 to 2 months in Austria and Hungary during the initial development of the role.
Blue Standard will cover reasonable and approved expenses associated with required international business travel.
Following the initial training period, the engineer will maintain regular communication and technical collaboration with our European production and R&D teams.
International travel will remain an ongoing component of the position as appropriate.
U.S. Location & Future Relocation
The position will initially be U.S.-based, with our U.S. production operation expected to be located in the North East Region / NY/NJ area.
Who We're Looking ForWe are interested in engineers with backgrounds in:
Plastics Engineering
Polymer Engineering
Materials Science or Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering with significant plastics experience
Chemical Engineering with significant polymer/process experience
Manufacturing or Process Engineering focused on plastics
Ideal candidates will have meaningful hands-on experience with injection molding and plastics processing.
Experience in several of the following areas is strongly preferred:
Injection molding process development
Polymer and material behavior
Mold and tooling development
Process troubleshooting
Manufacturing scale-upProduction equipment commissioning
Quality systems
Design for manufacturing
Material testing
Product commercialization
Sustainable or bio-based materialsR&D and new-material development
Technical documentation
Regulatory or certification programs
Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is technically curious, hands-on, comfortable working across disciplines, and interested in helping build—not simply operate—an advanced manufacturing organization.

Compensation & Benefits: Compensation will depend on experience and the scope of the final role. Expected base salary: $100,000–$160,000+ / based on experience The overall compensation package is expected to include:

Competitive base salary
Performance-based bonus opportunity
Equity participation
Employee benefits15 days paid time off
Company holidays 401(k) with 100% Company match up to 3% of salary, subject to plan terms
Company-paid required international business travel
Reasonable future relocation assistance
Why Blue Standard?
This is an opportunity to join Blue Standard at a point where an engineer can have a significant influence on how our technical and manufacturing organization is built.
You will have the opportunity to work across:
Material Science | R&D | Injection Molding | Manufacturing | Quality | Sustainability | Regulatory | Testing | University Research | Commercialization
You will work directly with company leadership, production teams, researchers, external laboratories, customers, and international manufacturing partners. xhqgsiq Blue Standard Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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Level

LeadL6

Salary

$120,000–$160,000

Location

New York, NY

Occupation

Materials Engineers

Industry

All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

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