Tooling Engineer, Plastic Injection Molding (Starlink)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Work on the development of new plastic injection tooling projects to meet a wide range of product performance and cosmetic requirements
• Work on refining the design for the manufacturing process by collaborating with supply management, product design, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering groups on material selection, design feasibility, and…
• Research and identify new materials, manufacturing technologies, and finish options
• Inform estimations of prototype and production manufacturing costs - tooling, secondary assembly, secondary finishing, and piece part
• Participate in supplier audits and final supplier selection
• Write prototype/development tooling request for quotes (RFQs)
• Publish and maintain a live master tooling schedule
• Review DFM from the supplier, including gating strategy, Moldflow, and Mold Warp analysis

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, materials engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience in direct hands-on injection mold design and/or injection mold construction (internship experience qualifies)
• 3+ years of experience in direct hands-on injection mold design and/or injection mold construction
• Detailed understanding of plastics molding-related process variables and their impact on throughput, quality, and yield rate
• Strong to expert-level 3D CAD skills, including advanced surfacing and large assemblies
• Siemens NX fluency or must be able to learn and adopt it quickly, as it will be the design package used (NX 2306)
• Knowledge and experience in scientific molding/RJG molding
• Strong experience in setting up and performing detailed mold simulations (Autodesk Moldflow)