Tooling Engineer (18289)

Tooling Engineer will collaborate with Design Engineers, Process Engineers, and Quality Engineers to develop and improve product designs for robust injection molded components.

The Tooling Engineer is responsible for specification and procurement of injection mold tooling required for new product development projects. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as deemed necessary.

• Accountable for the development and release of Plastic Injection Tool concepts and documentation

• Served as internal plastic tooling and manufacturing expert by leveraging a thorough understanding of properties of various mold-making materials and tool component fabrication techniques

• Responsible for the analytical simulation/validation of Injection Tool Concepts and final tool designs from tooling suppliers, including Mold Flow, Warp, and Cooling Analysis, etc.

• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of APCP Injection Molding Tool Design Standards

• Collaboration with CAD Designers and Product Engineers to optimize the design of Plastic Molded Components

• Collaborates with Manufacturing Plant Personnel (Molding Manager, Tooling Manager, Quality, etc.) on all activities related to Tooling Procurement, Validation and Set-up

• Will institute continuous process improvement measures from initial product design through production ramp of new products

• Leads tooling technical meetings and design reviews with tooling suppliers

• Supports purchasing activities related to the sourcing of injection molding tools.

• Will perform additional responsibilities when required

Requirements & Qualifications 

• BS in Engineering field and/or equivalent years of experience

• 5 years of hands-on experience involving specification, procurement, and qualification of molds for injection molded components

• Experience in managing complex development programs with overseas tooling vendors (Asia) is preferred

• Experience with Moldflow analysis review and results implementation

• Working knowledge of quality improvement, lean manufacturing methods, statistical process controls, and process capability

• Proficient with the use of Design for Manufacturing, SPC, DOE and Six Sigma techniques

• Maintains confidentiality of proprietary information

• Ability to maintain a professional atmosphere in a fast-paced environment with numerous interactions and interruptions

• High degree of initiative, self-motivation and ability to motivate others

Not Required but nice to have!

• Proficient in the use of CAD (CREO or similar) is preferred