NPI Tooling Engineer: Mold Innovation & Launch

Flint Hills Resources; Región Sur; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex, a Koch company, is seeking an NPI Tooling Engineer to lead tooling development and validation for new product introductions. You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and suppliers to ensure readiness and maintain documentation in line with quality standards.

The role focuses on tooling reliability, productivity, and cost optimization throughout the product lifecycle, with opportunities to drive VAVE initiatives and cross-functional improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/manufacturing/industrial tooling related field.
• Experience supporting tooling, mold development, validation, or manufacturing engineering activities.
• Knowledge of injection molding processes and tooling design.
• Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or equivalent platforms.
• Knowledge of mold qualification, validation, and root-cause analysis methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead tooling development and management activities to support new product introductions and manufacturing operations.
• Oversee injection mold and tooling validation activities to ensure quality and production requirements are met.
• Partner with suppliers to support tooling design, development, qualification, and performance improvements.
• Drive maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives focused on tooling reliability, productivity, and cost optimization.
• Manage tooling-related project activities and support production launch milestones.
• Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with applicable quality and manufacturing requirements.

Skills

Tooling engineering

Injection molding

CAD software

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Job description

Molex, a Koch company, is seeking an NPI Tooling Engineer to lead tooling development and validation for new product introductions. You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and suppliers to ensure readiness and maintain documentation in line with quality standards.

The role focuses on tooling reliability, productivity, and cost optimization throughout the product lifecycle, with opportunities to drive VAVE initiatives and cross-functional improvement projects.