Mold Designer III
About The Position
This position is responsible for Designing various types of injection mold tools using Computer Aided Design (CAD). The pay range for this salaried position is $81,793 - $106,331 | FLSA: Exempt. Creates complex mold and fixture designs per customer specifications and department standards; ensures high quality and accuracy of designs. Leads high complexity projects with multiple molds or dies and with multiple types of auxiliary tooling. Responsible for modeling complex product assemblies using Siemens NX CAD surfacing software. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of injection mold, wax die, & ceramic die types and their structures; manages high complexity projects (i.e. conventional slides/lifters, hot runner system, high cavitation molds, stack molds, high tolerance products, multi shot, complicated hand manipulated movements, etc.). Manages complex tool packages (i.e. multi tool package with multiple types of auxiliary tooling); effectively communicates with other groups involved in the process; ensures tool design is aligned with production requirements. Communicates with internal and external customers and effectively coordinates all information necessary to complete mold design. Makes recommendations for improvements to tooling concepts; effectively communicates improvements, benefits of improvements and/or changes needed to the customer. Will be responsible for checking mold designs of other Designers for accuracy and adherence to design standards. Troubleshoots and modifies elements to resolve design issues. Mentors Mold Designers I & II and provides assistance to peer Mold Designers as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design or Mechanical Engineering and 5-8 years mold design experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience and 4 years as an experienced Tool Maker plus 7 years mold design experience.
- Proficient with CAD solid modeling system; experience with NX CAD.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
Nice To Haves
- Advance knowledge of Mold Flow software; experience running and crafting mold flow reports a plus.
- Proficient with Computer Aided Machining (CAM) programming for toolpath and Autodesk PowerMill a plus.
Responsibilities
- Creates complex mold and fixture designs per customer specifications and department standards; ensures high quality and accuracy of designs.
- Leads high complexity projects with multiple molds or dies and with multiple types of auxiliary tooling.
- Responsible for modeling complex product assemblies using Siemens NX CAD surfacing software.
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of injection mold, wax die, & ceramic die types and their structures; manages high complexity projects (i.e. conventional slides/lifters, hot runner system, high cavitation molds, stack molds, high tolerance products, multi shot, complicated hand manipulated movements, etc.).
- Manages complex tool packages (i.e. multi tool package with multiple types of auxiliary tooling); effectively communicates with other groups involved in the process; ensures tool design is aligned with production requirements.
- Communicates with internal and external customers and effectively coordinates all information necessary to complete mold design.
- Makes recommendations for improvements to tooling concepts; effectively communicates improvements, benefits of improvements and/or changes needed to the customer.
- Will be responsible for checking mold designs of other Designers for accuracy and adherence to design standards.
- Troubleshoots and modifies elements to resolve design issues.
- Mentors Mold Designers I & II and provides assistance to peer Mold Designers as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
