What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Development Engineer position at Mayzon?
About the Company
Mayzon is a manufacturing company that specializes in the design and marketing of bath and home fashion products, including shower curtains, bath furniture, and storage solutions. Mayzon was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in New York City. The company operates through brands like Zenna Home and private label partnerships, selling products to various retailers, including home decor/improvement stores, department stores, supermarkets, and online platforms. In 2022, Mayzon was formed by merging Maytex, Zenith Home Products, and Decolin.
About the Role
The Senior Product Development Engineer – Plastics is responsible for leading the design, development, validation, and transfer of plastic injection-molded products into volume manufacturing. This role provides technical leadership across product design, material selection, tooling, mold flow analysis, supplier execution, and manufacturing readiness, ensuring products are manufacturable, cost-effective, and meet quality and performance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a core member of the Product Engineering team, providing Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input for plastic injection-molded components.
- Engineer products from concept through design transfer into volume production.
- Evaluate and approve plastic part designs, materials, and manufacturing methods.
- Review and assess tool design, mold performance, and mold flow analysis including fill, warp, pressure, and balance.
- Act as technical liaison between tooling suppliers, plastic injection molders, Product Development, Manufacturing, and Quality.
- Lead and support tool and process development, resolving technical issues in real time.
- Work directly with global tooling suppliers and injection molders to deliver robust production molds at competitive cost.
- Develop cost models for plastic components, materials, labor, and tooling to ensure product profitability.
- Support manufacturing by investigating and resolving quality, process, and performance issues.
- Drive design transfer activities, ensuring tooling, process capability, and documentation are production-ready.
- Partner with Supply Chain to evaluate supplier capacity, technical capability, and scalability to support growth.
- Introduce and evaluate advanced plastic molding technologies to support innovation and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
- 7 years of hands-on experience in plastic injection-molded product development and design.
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of plastic materials, molding processes, and tooling fundamentals.
- Proven experience working with mold builders, tooling suppliers, material suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks and Microsoft Office.
- Ability to manage multiple development projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with prototype development and laboratory testing.
- Knowledge of wood processing materials and equipment.
- Experience in sales-driven or consumer product manufacturing environments.
Pay range and compensation package
This position is classified as Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and meets the criteria for the professional exemption based on advanced engineering knowledge, independent judgment, and primary duties.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.