Injection Mold Tool Design Engineer

Posted 2 days ago

plastic executive recruitersDenver (CO)

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About the role

INJECTION MOLD TOOLING DESIGNERThis is a hands-on tooling design role for someone who understands injection molds beyond simply designing plastic parts. You will help develop and standardize mold platforms that can be reused across a large portfolio of high-volume molded products, improving tooling efficiency, flexibility, and speed to launch. The company designs and builds its tooling in-house, giving this person direct access to mold makers, machinists, programmers, and engineering throughout the entire process. Relocation assistance is available. Located in Western Oregon and posted around the country for exposure and confidentiality.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Design injection mold bases and tooling platforms for high-volume production Develop standardized and reusable tooling concepts including mold bases, inserts, and interchangeable cavity systems Create complete mold layouts including gating, cooling, venting, ejection, cores, and cavities Develop 3D models, assemblies, and detailed tooling drawings in Solid Works Work directly with the internal toolroom throughout mold design, machining, assembly, and validation Design around hot runner systems and high-volume molding requirements Apply DFM, tolerance analysis, and root cause problem solving to improve tooling performance Support tooling standardization and reuse to reduce lead times and capital investmentREQUIREMENTS5+ years of injection mold design, mold making, or advanced tooling experience Strong understanding of injection mold construction, mold bases, cores, cavities, shutoffs, cooling, venting, and ejection Advanced Solid Works experience required Ability to design tooling with manufacturability, mold performance, and long-term serviceability in mind Strong understanding of injection molding processes and high-volume production Experience with hot runner systems preferred Experience with modular, standardized, or reusable tooling concepts is a plus, but not required Mastercam experience is a plus Degree preferred, but equivalent mold design or mold making experience will be considered This role is being advertised in larger cities for confidentiality purposes and may not reflect the exact location of the facility. Explore more opportunities at www.plasticexecutives.com.

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