Manufacturing Engineer - Injection Mold Design

Dynomax • Wheeling, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Dynomax is a full-service injection molder in the aerospace and defense industries. We perform all mold building, injection molding, automation, maintenance and repair in-house, which enables us to control the entire process for exceptional quality assurance. We have an opportunity available for a Manufacturing Engineer, who will be responsible for design and life cycle management of injection molding tools for the production of electrical components.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Plastics Engineering degree preferred
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in mold design within an injection molding environment
• Knowledge of mold assembly and its effects on processing capabilities
• Knowledge of engineering grade materials including thermosets, thermoplastics, silicone, PEEK, Teflon
• Experience with CAD Software (Solidworks preferred)

Responsibilities

• Review and quote new mold tool requests
• Design injection molds for new parts to customer print and specifications
• Participate in design reviews, ensuring that injection molds can produce parts that meet customer requirements while designing for manufacturability
• Establish tool maintenance metrics, assess damaged or broken mold tools, and design repairs of mold tools
• Design and development engineering layouts, drawings, and documentation for components, assemblies, and subassemblies using CAD system (Solidworks)
• Utilize ERP system (Epicor) to create Methods of Manufacture (MOM) and routing packets
• Track inventory of tooling components, including blank blocks, core pins, etc and ensure necessary parts are stocked
• In a Continuous Improvement environment, recommend design standard updates and recommend improvements to processes

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) Plan with a generous Company match
• Paid holidays, vacation days, PTO days
• Optional FSA and Identity Theft Protection
• Optional Short Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus

What This Job Offers

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