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Sr. Plastics Engineer - Tooling and Process

Tranzeal
Newark, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/2/2025

5 years of experience

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 Lucid Tool Standards
  • Methodical approach to documentation
  • Support of internal non-engineering teams and representation of Lucid 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
  • ble 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)
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