Tooling
Engineer
About The Company
Founded in 1929, privately owned, FDA Registered and ISO Certified, they are a globally recognized, award winning contract manufacturer that develops life-saving technology. The team prides themselves on the ability to manufacture dependable, critical parts for their customers and treat their projects as their own- bringing products to life, making them safer, stronger, more powerful, and more affordable.
Serving the Med Device and Automotive industries, they partner with customers and demonstrate a deep commitment to their success. As pioneers in plastic processing and manufacturing innovation going back to the beginning days as one of the first plastic molders, and later as a beta site for the earliest scientific molding cavity pressure monitoring systems- they are leaders and not followers when it comes to technology development and are committed to investing in the newest technology and innovations.
Your Unique Role
Take your hands-on Engineering experience and become a Technical Leader with one of the leading Med Device and Automotive Injection Molders in the country.
- Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be the one to manage a tool maturation process which achieves capabilities (Cpk) of > 1.67 on tolerances in plastic down to 10 to 20 micron
- Coordinate tool feasibility and tool design meetings using a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional approach to ensure the tool design is optimized for manufacturing efficiency
- Review and approve designs of all new tools and Engineering Changes before steel is cut (Sign-off responsibilities)
- Function as “owner” of the PMC tooling standards and Mold Standards Manual. Update and improve as needed and ensure that all tools built meet the requirements set forth
- Define the optimal gate locations, cooling systems, and delivery and runner systems to ensure the process achieves the desired quality and cycles rates
- Be equally comfortable dealing with the tooling demands of medical and automotive customers
- Participate in customer presentations and value-sell PMC’s tooling capabilities and tooling designs
- Participate in estimating/quoting process for new tools on an as needed basis
- Review tool performance (after 3 to 4 months production) incorporating lessons learned into the Mold Standards and future tool builds
- Communicate “lessons learned” to appropriate tool vendors and PMC personnel
- Develop and maintain a network of outstanding, competitive tool builders, including global sources for tooling
- Interface effectively with tooling suppliers and, and in that context, be familiar with the application of MasterCam or similar computer aided manufacturing software
- Complete cost estimates of a tool production and the relevant tuning costs
- Participate in continuous improvement activities on current production tools. Act as a trouble-shooting problem-solver on tools with chronic problems
- Continuously improve personal expertise in the latest trends and techniques in tool building and educate PMC personnel as appropriate
What Is In It For You
- Bonus
- Profit Sharing
- Full Benefits with 401k Match
- Join a tenured team that values culture, growth, and work life balance in a highly technical entrepreneurial environment.
Seeking a Candidate With
- Minimum of 7 years of recent hands-on experience in developing injection mold tooling concepts and designs to meet part requirements and molding process parameters
- Similar duration of experience in the construction of highly robust, high volume, tightly-tolerance, injection molding tools is required. Direct experience in designing and building molds that will see high heat, hot and cold runner systems and engineering grade resins is required
- Must be able to develop a full bill-of-material for the tool construction and to define the complete process flow for the tool construction build
- Display the knowledge required to design and manage the outsourced tool construction of complicated multi cavity tools for automotive and medical injection molding
- Be familiar with tools which have in the order of 400 overall dimensions and 30 critical dimensions
- Detailed knowledge of all traditional drawing and more sophisticated GD & T dimensions
- Overnight travel (including some overseas travel) required – estimate 25% of work time
Location Information
- Indianapolis, IN area
- Headquartered in Shelbyville, IN 30 minutes southwest of Indianapolis which is a big city, with a small town feel at the crossroads of America, and is among the fastest growing in the Midwest.
- A city known for fast cars and blockbuster events has also gained acclaim for a flourishing culinary and brewing scene, thriving cultural institutions, cool neighborhoods, and so much more. A dynamic sports scene: Home of the Indy 500, NFL Colts, and NBA Pacers as well as many museums, zoos, parks, and festivals as Indianapolis prides itself on rich cultural heritage.
- Has been named in the Top 10 of Places for Family Fun, Sports experiences, outdoor experiences and is one of the top 10 “Hidden Gems” In the nation.
- More than 90 national companies have headquarters in the city and the cost of living 8% lower than the national average.
