computer-assistedJob Summary
The Injection Mold Designer is responsible for designing high precision, multi-cavity injection mold tools while supporting technical issues and tooling enhancements in a fast moving production environment.
Duties
- Essential job functions:
- Handle all aspects of design work, ensuring all specifications are met.
- Directly communicate with customers via quotations, meetings, and presentations to understand and define their needs.
- Work with customers to define and document requirements, address technical concerns, and provide project status.
- Understand and respond to customer requests, both verbal and written.
- Act as technical expert for the company internally and externally.
- Provide support to planning, manufacturing, assembly, quality, and production as required.
- Work closely with all departments to ensure that the drawings convey the correct information and are error-free.
- Analyze engineering sketches, specifications, and related data and drawings to determine design factors such as size, shape, and arrangement of parts.
- Coordinate and facilitate design reviews
- Sketch rough layouts & compute angles, weights, surface area, dimensions, radii, clearances, tolerances & location of holes
- Plan and formulate engineering functions and organize project according to project requirements
- Evaluate problems and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases
- Use computer-assisted design & drafting equipment and software to develop designs.
- Work from customer drawings, company drawings, and government drawings or specifications.
- Calculate tolerance stack-ups to verify design fit and accuracy.
- Manage several projects at one time.
- Follow systems for organization, control, and archiving of electronic and paper documents and files. Receive and transmit information electronically.
- Training and Work experience preferred:
- Work freely with customers
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, both alone and in teams
- Strong project management skills
- Computer literate in CAD and Microsoft Office
Experience
- Degree or certificate from recognized CAD training facility
- 3-5 yrs. experience in designing and detailing molds.
- Proven experience in plastics injection molding within a factory setting is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with project scheduling tools and techniques.
- Experience working in a manufacturing facility, with knowledge of assembly processes preferred.
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing methodologies and their application in product design.
- Ability to interpret complex schematics and technical documentation effectively.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
Join us as we push the boundaries of design engineering, creating innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers while fostering an environment of continuous improvement and excellence.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Meadville, PA 16335 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Meadville, PA 16335: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
