Plastics Engineer Tooling and Process

Sr. Plastics Engineer Tooling and Process

Exception - Engineering & IT
Newark, CA
9 months

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 Client Tool Standards
- Methodical approach to documentation
- Support of internal non-engineering teams and representation of Client material team in communication with suppliers (incl. on-site visits)

Qualifications:
- 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)