Engineer Sr, Tooling

EOS • East Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

The Sr. Tooling Engineer drives optimized tooling design in the injection-molded plastics supply chain to support world-class manufacturing at scale. The role is part of an advanced manufacturing team focused on manufacturing capacity expansion and strategic growth. It assesses current and future manufacturing capabilities of injection mold tooling and processes, and works with supply chain, procurement, quality, manufacturing, and injection-molded plastics suppliers to develop tooling designs and processes that support Eos’s strategic growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or plastics engineering.
• 10+ years of injection mold tooling design and manufacturing experience.
• Proficiency in tool design and 3D modeling.
• Strong knowledge of plastics molding processes, post-molding operations, and mold-flow simulations, including filling and cooling analyses.
• Strong knowledge of SPC, DOE, DFM, DFA, and GD&T principles.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with internal teams and external vendors.

Nice To Haves

• SolidWorks proficiency is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced design-for-manufacturing (DFM) reviews, evaluate part feasibility, and proactively provide solutions that meet engineering and manufacturing requirements.
• Provide technical solutions and lead engineering subcontractors in process design, layout, and construction of new plastics tooling.
• Design and model all aspects of injection molds, including mold layout, parting lines, actions, and mechanisms.
• Support validation and PPAP for new and updated tooling with the supplier quality team.
• Use a data-based approach to optimize molding processes to meet quality and production requirements.
• Work with the Quality Department to resolve manufacturing RCCAs involving injection-molded components.
• Work with supplier quality to audit injection molders’ tooling and processes and recommend repairs or improvements to support production requirements and part quality performance.
• Collaborate with product designers to improve plastic-part manufacturability using tooling experience and industry best practices.
• Provide guidance on selecting machinery and equipment to improve the performance and consistency of injection-molded part suppliers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior