Mold MPDE Engineer

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Design and Developmeant of Mold tooling and Processes to support new product development.
• Own DFM, PFMEA to optimize product design, process design and tooling design, Realizes sample tooling and product samples.
• Determines the most suitable manufacturing concepts related to planned manufacturing quantities, quality requirements and manufacturing location.
• Ensure molds and processes are designed to be capable of producing good quality products efficiently and effectively at the lowest possible cost.
• Ensure projects are completed in a timely manner and properly transferred to manufacturing upon First Article approval complete with documentation.
• Provide cost estimations for new mold tooling and processes.
• Work within a cross-functional team consisting of various process experts.
• Integrate feedback and lessons learned into new molds and molding processes.
• Collaborate with global experts to update and continuously improve operational standards with regard to plastic injection molding.
• Study or Introduce new technologies into process designs to maximize yield and efficiency.

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in mechanical/production engineering.
• More than 8 years Mold design, Process and Troubleshooting knowledge / experience.
• Strong knowledge of tool fabrication, tool-steel application/selection, heat treating, and plating/coating. 
• Strong knowledge of injection molding processes (Injection, Insert-molding, two-shot, etc.).
• Strong understanding of plastic, injection machine, auxiliary equipment (strip feed, camera, etc).
• Good at Mold flow simulation and analysis.
• Familiar with BTI 5-Step process, and Knowledge of SIM (Scientific Injection Molding).
• Understand tolerance calculations and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Good project management skill – Ability to work on several projects at once.
• Effective prepare and present Technical knowledge within a group setting.
• Willingness to travel (25% travel).
• Ability to effectively communicate in English – Written and Spoken.