Plastics Tooling & Polymer Engineering Specialist

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Key Responsibilities:

Join a high-performing vehicle engineering team as a key contributor specializing in plastics and polymer tooling. You will be responsible for guiding the design and development of polymer components from early-stage design for manufacturability through to final production launch. This role requires close collaboration with design, engineering, and supplier teams to ensure tool feasibility, part quality, and production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership on polymer parts and plastic tooling throughout the product lifecycle—from initial DFM assessments to final product launch.
• Partner with design engineers and external suppliers to evaluate tooling feasibility, ensure optimal design, and recommend improvements for cost-effectiveness and manufacturability.
• Review and analyze mold flow simulations and tooling designs prior to tool fabrication and approval.
• Ensure compliance with internal tooling standards and industry best practices.
• Maintain thorough documentation of technical processes, decisions, and tool design reviews.
• Represent the materials and tooling team in cross-functional meetings and supplier engagements, including site visits when required.
• Offer technical support to non-engineering departments for tooling-related questions and planning.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in evaluating injection molding designs and reviewing DFM reports for plastic components.
• Deep understanding of injection mold design and advanced tooling technologies such as overmolding, in-mold decoration, foaming, and variable thermal processes.
• Proven experience in DFM for visually critical (A-surface) automotive parts.
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as Autodesk Moldflow for evaluating mold performance.
• Strong practical knowledge of the injection molding process, including set-up and optimization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally, as needed.

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience in the automotive industry, particularly across the full product development cycle.
• Hands-on involvement in conducting Moldflow simulations, tool trials, and participating in tool validation and sign-offs.
• Experience with tool cost estimation and understanding the cost implications of part design changes.
• Exposure to alternative plastic forming technologies such as blow molding, vacuum forming, slush molding, compression molding, and thermoforming.

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