Sr. Plastics Engineer, Tooling , California
Sr. Plastics Engineer - Tooling and Process
The Role:
• Be a significant contributor to a world-class vehicle engineering team by supporting with plastics tool expertise and owning polymer-related aspects from part design for manufacturing (DFM) phase to product launch
• Consultation with design engineers and suppliers throughout product development process, advising on process and tooling feasibility, DFM, efficiency and cost
• Evaluation of flow studies and mold designs before tool approval and kick-off
• Ensuring plastic tooling is compliant with Clients Tool Standards
• Methodical approach to documentation
• Support of internal non-engineering teams and representation of Clients material team in communication with suppliers (incl. on-site visits)
Qualifications:
• B.S.in polymer engineering or related field, or equivalent proven experience
• 5+ years' experience, evaluating DFM and injection molding tool designs
• Excellent knowledge of injection tooling, including technologies such as in-mold decoration, foaming, overmolding, back-injection, vario-thermal processes
• Experience with DFM process for automotive A-surface parts
• Experience with flow simulation software (Autodesk MoldFlow)
• Proven hands-on experience with plastic injection molding process, including process optimization
• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
• Able to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% if needed
Advantageous:
• Worked in automotive development environment, ideally through complete product development process
• Hands-on experience with creation of MoldFlow studies, first tool trials, and tool approvals
• Experience with tool should costing to understand tool cost impact of part design choices
• Experience with other plastic manufacturing processes and their tooling (e.g. blow molding, thermal forming, vacuum forming, compression molding, slush molding)
