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Title: Mold Design Engineer

Location: Waukegan, IL

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Salary: $90K-110K/YR

Must have: Design experience in CAD & mechanical aptitude

Job Duties:

• Design and develop molds
• Collaborate with engineering to create products, molds/tools, and processes
• Provide engineering support to the product design team, customers, and other departments, including automation, molding process, and quality control
• Regularly assess progress and communicate with management and departments about any concerns or issues affecting mold delivery
• Participate in corrective action plans to ensure molds/tools meet standards and expectations
• Interface with CNC machining, designers, programmers, and other personnel to assist in routing, planning, work instructions, problem-solving, and expediting mold/tool components on assigned jobs
• Consult with engineers, production personnel, programmers, and others to resolve product and equipment issues
• Coordinate engineering changes from concept through production release
• Attend all new tool samplings to review and document improvement items
• Visit molding areas to assist in troubleshooting issues, making adjustments/repairs at injection molding machines during sampling and testing
• Develop unique solutions to address product design and manufacturing challenges

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the plastics injection molding process
• Experience in plastic injection mold tool design and manufacturing
• CAD experience (NX preferred)
• Demonstrated initiative and results-oriented mindset, with a willingness and ability to implement change
• Previous experience as a toolmaker is a plus
• Strong logical thinking and attention to detail
• Rapid prototyping experience is an advantage
• Proficient in computer skills, including Microsoft Office, IQMS, and Outlook