Your mission, roles and responsibilitiesThe IMGL Process Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining Injection Mold Grain Lamination (IMGL) processes to achieve Class-A surface quality, robust manufacturing performance, and cost-effective production. This role serves as the technical authority for in-mold grain/film lamination processes across equipment, materials, tooling, and manufacturing operations.
The Process Engineer partners closely with manufacturing, quality, tooling, suppliers, and product engineering to ensure stable launches, continuous improvement, and issue resolution throughout the product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Process Development & Optimization
- Develop, validate, and document IMGL / in-mold decorative lamination processes for new and existing programs
- Establish and optimize process windows for cycle time, temperature, pressure, vacuum, film tension, and lamination quality
- Define and maintain standard work, control plans, PFMEAs, and work instructions
- Support mold, film, and material selection to ensure grain fidelity, adhesion, and surface appearance
Launch & Production Support
- Lead IMGL process setup, debug, and validation during new product launches
- Provide hands-on floor support during trials, PPAPs, run-at-rate, and production ramp-up
- Troubleshoot defects such as grain distortion, delamination, wrinkles, gloss variation, read-through, sinks, or surface blemishes
- Support engineering change requests and corrective actions related to lamination or appearance issues
Continuous Improvement
- Drive process capability improvements (Cp/Cpk) for critical appearance and dimensional characteristics
- Reduce scrap, rework, downtime, and cycle time related to IMGL processes
- Apply root cause analysis and structured problem-solving (5-Why, Fishbone, A3, DOE)
- Support automation, sensor integration, and process monitoring improvements where applicable
Cross-Functional & Supplier Collaboration
- Partner with tooling, automation, film/grain suppliers, and material vendors to solve technical issues
- Support supplier trials, audits, and technical alignment on lamination materials and films
- Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, and Program teams to ensure customer requirements are met
- Support customer and internal audits related to IMGL processes
Your profile and competencies to succeed- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent manufacturing experience
- 3+ years experience in injection molding process engineering, with exposure to IMGL, IMD, in-mold film, or decorative lamination processes
- Strong understanding of injection molding fundamentals, tooling, materials, and process control
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting Class-A surface and appearance issues
- Ability to work directly on the production floor supporting operators and technicians
What we can do for you- At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
- We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
- We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
- We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
- We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
- Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.56C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.
