Turn your passion for collecting into a career at Collectors Universe. We're the leader in third-party authentication and grading services for high-value collectibles including trading cards (Professional Sports Authenticator), coins (Professional Coin Grading Services), video games (WATA Games), event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia. If you’re a collectibles enthusiast, or if you want to help us in leading the global expansion of the collectibles market through our values of integrity, teamwork, and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for a Senior Plastics Design Engineer to join our Engineering & Quality team to assist with product development, product sustaining, tooling design reviews, and generation of engineering drawings for manufacturing, and mold qualifications.

You’ll report to The Engineering & Quality Manager and work from our Santa Ana, CA office and warehouses.

What You’ll Do:

New Product Development

• Develop detailed designs for plastic parts based on needs from Product Management and Manufacturing
• Develop drawings for production parts and assemblies for tooling design and quality inspection
• Lead product development projects with cross-functional teams including Quality, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Product Management
• Lead product design reviews with cross-functional teams
• Participate in mold qualifications and tooling design reviews with vendors to ensure quality product launches
• Mentor team members on design and tooling approaches

Sustaining

• Analyze legacy part designs to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement
• Improve existing designs for better functionality, ease of manufacturing, or to address quality issues
• Review non-conformances with Quality and determine root causes and actions to prevent recurrence
• Identify opportunities for product improvements

Testing

• Perform testing on sample parts and assemblies and generate associated reports
• Inspect parts for dimensional and other physical attributes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Who You Are:

To perform the job successfully, the Senior Plastics Design Engineer should demonstrate the following:

• Hold a 4-year Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Design, or similar Engineering degree
• Several years’ experience in plastics, injection molding, and tool design
• Strong understanding of engineering software tools, e.g. SolidWorks (or similar CAD tools)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel or similar skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Able to work with a cross-functional team
• Takes direction well
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a deadline sensitive environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time
• Extended periods of time in office and warehouse settings, both at Collector’s Universe and at vendors
• Hearing and vision within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, e-mail correspondences, to receive ordinary information, and to prepare, inspect, and receive submissions.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 20lbs
• Working around equipment and machinery
• Occasional exposure to machinery noise from forklifts, injection presses, and other machinery
• Occasional exposure to warehouse temperatures and humidity

Reasons To Join Us:

• Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals
• Vacation: All full-time employees are eligible for paid vacation
• Holiday Pay: All regular, full-time employees are eligible for nine company paid holidays
• Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submission
• Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs
• Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities

  Collectors Universe is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

About Collectors Universe

Collectors Universe, Inc. is the leading provider of value-added services to the collectible’s markets. We authenticate and grade collectible coins, trading cards, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia through our subsidiaries, which include Professional Sports Authenticators (PSA), Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS), Certified Coin Exchange (CCE), WATA Games, Collectors Corner, Set Registry, Collectors.com, and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated more than 80 million items. We employ over 1,000 people across our Santa Ana, CA headquarters, New Jersey, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo. For more information, visithttp://www.collectorsuniverse.com.