JOB SUMMARY

Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of products, molds and equipment to support the company objectives and strategies and meet or exceed internal and regulatory Quality Standards.

Core Responsibilities

Product and Mold Design– Technical advisor providing technical leadership on material selection, plastic component and tooling design to insure products are profitable and meet internal and regulatory Quality Standards, and molds that promote a high level of manufacturing efficiency. Duties may include:

* Provide the Industrial Design and R&D team with expertise in the general design, processing, tooling and evaluation of plastics for new product development projects.

* Attending and actively participating in Safety Talks and Mold Design Review Meetings for products and mold designs.

Process Engineering – Under the direction of the Plastic Engineer II and Engineering Manager collaborate with Mold Operations staff to ensure that mold setups/settings are optimal for running production efficiently; also responsible for providing process engineering expertise in general to Mold, Assembly, and Print operations to achieve highly efficient performance. Duties may include:

* Provide process and tool troubleshooting at mold set ups and processing trials (hands-on) as needed

* Develop, troubleshoot and optimize injection molding processes

* Continually identify and justify improvement opportunities for cost, productivity, downtime and scrap

FMEA – Participates in design and processing/manufacturing FMEAs (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) of new product designs to detect and prevent failure modes by identifying critical or significant design and process characteristics that require special controls. Duties may include:

* Participating in a systematic team driven approach that identifies potential failure modes in a system, product, or manufacturing/assembly operation caused by either design or manufacturing/assembly process deficiencies; recommends and/or designs effective engineering changes to control failure modes.

Qualifications

6-12 Months experience in the plastic injection or blow molding product development and mold/tooling design field is required. Fluency in CAD (preferred SolidWorks or AutoCAD) and engineering and drafting principles (orthographic projections and 3D geometry creation and manipulation) is required. Requires the use of mathematical calculations (algebra, trig and geometry) and research involving precedents, manufacturers' catalogs, and technical guides.