Jobs at HI-LEX Corporation

Creates and revises automotive product designs using 3D CAD, develops dimensioned drawings, conducts feasibility and tolerance studies, prepares RFQ design packages, selects materials, evaluates prototypes, and resolves design and field issues. Collaborates with customers, engineers, and CAD detailers to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with design standards. The role requires extensive drafting and product design experience, knowledge of production processes, GD&T, and CAD systems including CATIA V5 and NX.

Develops and improves plastic injection molding processes for new and existing products. Troubleshoots quality and production issues, establishes process controls, optimizes cycle times, estimates shot weights, performs machine adjustments and changeovers, supports corrective actions and continuous improvement, trains associates, and maintains safety and production documentation.

Designs, programs, implements, and maintains electrical control systems and PLC programs for plant equipment. Supports manufacturing engineers and maintenance technicians, advises departments on electrical topics, coordinates with equipment suppliers, and evaluates emerging electrical and electronic technologies. The role focuses on improving manufacturing efficiency, supporting production goals, and ensuring reliable operation of plant systems.

Leads HI-LEX’s program management office and large-scale automotive product development and launch programs. Establishes PMO processes, tools, metrics, audits, and governance while coaching customer and plant program managers. Directs cross-functional teams through timelines, financial planning, change control, quality, tooling, and crisis management. Partners with OEM, tiered customers, manufacturing centers, and internal stakeholders to deliver strategic projects and improve program management performance.

Supports corporate HR across recruitment, onboarding, immigration documentation, HRIS administration, payroll, employee relations, reporting, training, engagement, and workplace safety. Processes weekly hourly payroll for the Hazel Park plant and backs up salary payroll. Maintains employee records, handles unemployment correspondence, coordinates surveys and events, supports facility administration, and assists with compliance, investigations, and safety audits.

Lead end-to-end design and development of new mechanical systems and products, ensuring requirements, performance, and quality. Provide technical leadership, prototype management, testing/validation, DFMEA/DFM, customer and supplier interaction, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional support through production launch.

Design and develop mechanical products and systems to meet customer requirements. Perform feasibility analyses, testing and validation, prototype coordination, root cause analysis, DFM/DFMEA activities, and cross-functional support from concept through mass production and continuous improvement.

Lead a product engineering team to develop and validate mechanical products, manage customer and supplier interactions, drive VA/VE and warranty reduction, ensure on-time releases, support program launches, and promote continuous improvement and 5S practices.

Provide general IT support and troubleshooting for hardware and software issues, assist end users, and escalate problems to higher-tier teams as needed.