Mold Design Engineer

ENNOVI; Arbroath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Mold Design Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in designing and developing innovative molding solutions for the electric vehicle sector. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with global teams to optimize new product introductions. Your expertise in 3D molding software and molding processes will be essential in ensuring high levels of process reliability and efficiency. If you are passionate about shaping the future of mobility and thrive in a dynamic environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in design and manufacturing of molding tools for precision connectors.
• High-level user experience with high-end 3D molding software.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mold concepts through 3D software in collaboration with teams.
• Lead tool design reviews for new molds and manage mold flow requirements.

Skills

3D Molding Software

Molding Process Knowledge

Troubleshooting Techniques

Technical Documentation Reading

Basic Presentation Skills

MS Office

Education

Degree or Diploma in Relevant Field

Job description

About Company

ENNOVI, a Mobility Electrification Solutions Partner, is a world leader in designing and manufacturing customized interconnect and high-precision system solutions for electric vehicles. We are fully dedicated to the mobility market with the agility to act at speed in realizing EV OEMs’ needs, from product, process, and manufacturing, on a global level. ENNOVI is accelerating EV market customers’ ideas and requirements through end-to-end competencies in battery systems, power and signal interconnect needs. Headquartered in Singapore, ENNOVI maintains a global presence across North America, Europe, SEA and China, ensuring that all our activities are socially responsible and have minimal environmental impact. ENNOVI. Electrify faster. Learn more at www.ennovi.com.

Ennovi is an equal opportunity employer in conformance with all applicable laws and regulations to individuals who are qualified to perform job requirements. We administer our personnel policies, programs, and practices in a non-discriminatory manner in all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, work assignment, promotion, transfer, termination, wage and salary administration, and selection for training.

Why Join Us

At Ennovi, we envision a future of electrification and innovation and strive to create an inspiring workplace where our employees are integral to shaping that future. We offer a dynamic, collaborative and inclusive culture that encourages continuous learning, professional growth, and a sense of purpose. As a part of the Ennovi family, employees experience the excitement of being at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies and contributing to a sustainable future.

Our commitment to the transformation is epitomized by our five pillars: Speed, Innovation, Best Talent, Global Reach, and Sustainability. This entails navigating exponential market changes through agile structures, fostering innovation across all aspects of our business, strategically expanding our global footprint, championing sustainability initiatives and nurturing a winning team.

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The Mold Design Engineer is responsible for designing and developing molding concepts. The Mold Design Engineer must have excellent problem solving skills and must be able to develop creative solutions.

The aim of the job is:

• Ensure the proper design and develop mold concepts/designs through 3D software in collaboration with Global Ennovi teams, suppliers and internal site.
• Ensure Design optimum solutions to New Product challenges.
• Work with Industrial Product Design Team & New Program personnel to support the introduction of new tools to site for new products to ensure high levels of process reliability.
• Lead the Injection Molding tooling technical function for both Internal Project Teams and Client Teams and manage new injection mold tool introduction to the Operations Team.
• Manage optimization, maintenance and problem solving projects on existing molding tool portfolio.
• Ensure all engineering changes are managed through the relevant procedures including documentation, equipment manuals, & CAD drawing controls.
• Provide direction to tooling personnel as appropriate reviewing tool downtime and preventative maintenance data, tool running status, escalations and corrective action to ensure targets are achieved.
• Ensure that there is regular communication and coordinated planning of all new and existing tool projects using visual communication boards within tooling.

Main Responsibilities

Responsible for:

• Design and Develop Mold concepts/designs through 3D software in collaboration with Global Ennovi teams, suppliers and internal site.
• Lead Tool Design Reviews for new molds.
• Work with Tool Suppliers on all new mold developments as the lead tooling responsible.
• Define Tooling Standards which are aligned with Ennovi Global Strategy.
• DFM and tolerance study
• Manage mold flow requirements and translate data into final conclusions for use in tooling considerations.

Responsible in cooperation:

• Work with Automation team to insure all Design and process expectations are met on projects.
• Hands on interaction and support with plant operations.
• Participation and development of measurement inspection techniques, fixtures and test methods.
• Share best practice for robust mold design and manufacturing with internal team.
• Control all tooling drawings for local site.
• R@R
• Lessons learned

Job Requirements & Qualification

• Degree or Diploma in a relevant field.
• Minimum 10 year experience in Design and Manufacturing of molding tools for precision connector industry.
• Experience in overmolding for automotive connectors.
• High level user experience with high end 3D molding software
• Molding process knowledge
• Knowledge of troubleshooting technics, e.g.: 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa
• Reading technical documentation
• Knowledge of MS Office
• Basic presentation skills
• Minimum B2 level English skills
• Willingness to travel

Additional Details

Estimated distribution of the working time:

• 70% Injection mold design and development.
• 25% Administration.
• 5% Training.