Injection Mold Tooling Technician (Medical Devices)

ICU Medical Inc; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

ICU Medical Inc is seeking a tooling-focused individual at the Tijuana site to provide hands-on support for injection mold tooling in a regulated medical device environment. You will participate in maintenance, repair, and NPI tooling activities, ensuring conformance to GDP and quality system requirements.

The role requires pursuing an Mechanical/Mechatronics engineering degree with a realistic graduation path, plus hands-on mold tooling experience and strong ability to read technical drawings.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Mechanical/Mechatronics degree with near graduation.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in injection molding tooling.
• Ability to read technical drawings and use measuring instruments.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, repair, and adjustment of multi-cavity and hot-runner injection molds.
• Disassemble, inspect, clean, and reassemble molds; identify wear, damage, and root causes of tooling-related defects (flash, short shots, sink, gate vestige, ejection issues).
• Support new mold introduction (NPI): mold receiving, FAT/FOT support, trials, and steel-safe correction loops with toolmakers.
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ validation activities with tooling records, dimensional inputs, and trial documentation.
• Coordinate with mold suppliers on tool corrections, spare inserts, and engineering changes.
• Maintain mold history records, spare parts inventory, and tooling documentation in compliance with GDP and the quality system.
• Read and interpret 2D drawings and 3D models (GD&T); support dimensional analysis with metrology and quality teams.
• Collaborate with process, quality, and production teams on downtime reduction and tooling-related improvements.
• Follow EHS and clean room procedures.

Skills

Mold making

Tooling experience

GD&T reading

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree student (Mechanical/Mechatronics)

Job description

ICU Medical Inc is seeking a tooling-focused individual at the Tijuana site to provide hands-on support for injection mold tooling in a regulated medical device environment. You will participate in maintenance, repair, and NPI tooling activities, ensuring conformance to GDP and quality system requirements.

The role requires pursuing an Mechanical/Mechatronics engineering degree with a realistic graduation path, plus hands-on mold tooling experience and strong ability to read technical drawings.