Molding Engineer

AMETEK, Inc.; Reynosa; Presencial; MXN 1.021.000 - 1.531.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AMETEK, Inc. in Reynosa is seeking a Molding Engineer to develop, validate, and sustain injection molding processes supporting quality and efficiency.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality, Tooling, Maintenance, and Product Development on new products, transfers, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires an engineering degree, 4+ years in molding, leadership experience, and strong knowledge of molding methods, CAD review, and tooling design.

Formación

• Engineering degree required.
• 4+ years in molding injection.
• Experience leading technical personnel.
• ISO 13485 and FDA knowledge is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Establish, implement, monitor, and improve injection procedures.
• Coordinate process validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) and adjustments.
• Plan activities to reduce downtime from maintenance or changes.
• Control KPIs and follow work plans to meet goals.
• Review tooling designs and propose modifications as needed.
• Elaborate Process Instructions for all molding processes.
• Troubleshoot defects and ensure proper records.
• Join cross-functional calls to discuss tooling improvements.
• Coordinate process audits for changes over.
• Maintain and update Control Plans and PFMEAs.

Conocimientos

Molding injection expertise

Leadership of technical staff

Advanced molding knowledge

Vertical injection machines operation

Scientific molding

Resin engineering

Tooling design knowledge

CAD review (SolidWorks/Creo)

MS Office proficiency

English communication

AI tools usage for productivity

Process validation understanding

Educación

Engineering degree

Herramientas

SolidWorks

Creo

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

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Business Unit: Advanced Medical Components

Posting Date: Aug 21, 2026

Job Description

The Molding Engineer is responsible for developing, validating, improving, and sustaining molding processes to ensure product quality, manufacturing efficiency, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. This position works closely with Production, Quality, Tooling, Maintenance, and Product Development teams to support new product introductions, process transfers, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement, monitor, and improve the procedures from injection processes.
• Coordinate process validations and process adjustmentsthrough IQ, OQ & PQ.
• Plan and implement activities or projects to reduce down times due to maintenance and/or changes over.
• Control KPI’s from process department, establish and follow up work plans to accomplish department goals
• Establish control methods on parameters that allow keep the stability on the process to accomplish Production goals and scrap limits.
• Elaborate troubleshooting of the defects on molding process.
• Responsible that his subordinates follow the work instructions and properly fill up the stablished records.
• Elaborate Process Instructions for all molding processes.
• Review of tooling designs and as needed propose tool design modifications
• As needed, join project team conference calls to summarize issues with the tooling and suggest improvement options
• Coordinate process audits every change over to ensure the proper operation start.
• Elaborate and update Control Plan and PFMEA’s.

Requirements

• Engineering degree
• 4 years experience on molding injection area
• Experience on leading technical personnel
• Advanced knowledge on Molding Injection processes.(Is a must)
• Knowledge in the operation of vertical injection machines and peripheral equipment such as dryers, thermoregulators and resin loaders.
• Knowledge in scientific molding method (preferrable)
• Knowledge on Engineering of resins
• Knowledge of tooling design
• Ability to review tooling CAD via Solidworks or Creo
• Proficient on MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Able to stablish business conversations in English
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

The Molding Engineer position must have

• Experience with injection molding process development and optimization.
• Knowledge of Scientific Molding, SPC, PFMEA, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Experience supporting new product introductions and process transfers.
• Ability to troubleshoot molding processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 and FDA regulations.
• Experience with automation and tooling improvements is preferred.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• English/Spanish bilingual as a must.
• May require up to 10% travel.

Compensation

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: Market

Salary Maximum: Market

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions servinga diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual,Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEKisa component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.