Manufacturing Engineer - Injection Mold Design

Dynomax • Wheeling, IL

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About The Position

Dynomax is a full-service injection molder serving the aerospace and defense industries. The company performs mold building, injection molding, automation, maintenance, and repair in-house. The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the design and life cycle management of injection molding tools used to produce electrical components.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• At least 2 years of mold design experience in an injection molding environment.
• Knowledge of mold assembly and its effects on processing capabilities.
• Knowledge of engineering-grade materials, including thermosets, thermoplastics, silicone, PEEK, and Teflon.
• Experience with CAD software.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Plastics Engineering.
• Experience with SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Review and quote new mold tool requests.
• Design injection molds for new parts to customer prints and specifications.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure molds can produce parts that meet customer requirements and are designed for manufacturability.
• Establish tool maintenance metrics, assess damaged or broken mold tools, and design tool repairs.
• Create engineering layouts, drawings, and documentation for components, assemblies, and subassemblies using a CAD system (SolidWorks).
• Use the ERP system (Epicor) to create Methods of Manufacture (MOM) and routing packets.
• Track inventory of tooling components, including blank blocks and core pins, and ensure necessary parts are stocked.
• Recommend design standard updates and process improvements in a continuous improvement environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a company match.
• Paid holidays, vacation days, and PTO days.
• Optional flexible spending account (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