Mould Designer

Lego Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group in Singapore is seeking a Mould Designer with strong experience in plastic injection moulds and CAD systems (NX/SAP). You will collaborate with global teams to rework external mould designs, aiming to reduce lead times and improve quality while ensuring design integrity across platforms.

Applicants should communicate effectively in English and have experience working with remote and cross-cultural teams.

Qualifications

• Background as a Mould Designer with experience in the manufacturing of plastic injection moulds.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in plastic injection mould design.
• Experience and knowledge of toolmaking processes and CAD systems (NX preferred).

Responsibilities

• Represent EMF Mould Design and participate in escalations for rework of external mould designs.
• Execute mould design rework of STM and 3LM in Siemens Teamcenter and Siemens NX with global stakeholders.
• Ensure learnings from design errors are documented and shared across the team.
• Contribute to reducing lead time and cost while improving quality of mould designs.
• Provide input for improving base mould designs in Siemens NX.
• Be accountable for deliveries and quality of mould designs on external platforms.

Skills

Mould design

NX CAD

3D design

SAP

English proficiency

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

Siemens NX

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description Do you like toys? Do you like to develop the creativity of children? Do you like mould design? Why not combine all three? This role requires a strong foundation in mould design and someone with a collaborative mindset who loves to develop the capabilities of global and cross-cultural mould design teams, while being accountable for their deliveries and final design quality. The position is based in Singapore and no relocation assistance is offered for this position. Employment Pass or work pass eligibility for non-Singaporean candidates is subject to approval by the relevant Singapore government authorities and is not guaranteed.

Core Responsibilities

• Represent EMF Mould Design and participate in escalations, debating and aligning on requests for rework of external mould designs.
• Execute mould design rework of STM (Standard Tool Moulds) and 3LM (3rd Generation Legacy Moulds) in Siemens Teamcenter and Siemens NX CAD system in collaboration with global stakeholders.
• Ensure that learnings from design errors are documented, updated by external constructors, and that learning extractions are shared across the team.
• Participate in pursuing and ensuring learning opportunities from experiences in the mould design rework process.
• Participate in ensuring that contractors have the right capabilities and means to deliver constructions according to external standards.
• Participate in ensuring processes are aligned with reducing lead time and cost, and improving quality.
• Contribute to the development of standards for future moulds based on the LEGO Group strategy.
• Provide input for improving and developing the design of base mould designs in our CAD system (Siemens NX).
• Act as 3D/2D review approver for mould designs on the external platform.
• Be accountable for specific deliveries and quality of mould designs on the external platform, ensuring that the scope for each single mould design solution is carried out.

Do You Have What It Takes?

• Background as a Mould Designer with experience in the manufacturing of plastic injection moulds.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in plastic injection mould design.
• Experience and knowledge of toolmaking processes.
• Strong knowledge and experience with CAD systems and 3D design (preferably NX), Microsoft Office, and SAP.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, with strong interpersonal abilities.
• Experience collaborating with remote teams.
• Experience working in cross-cultural teams with a global mindset, enabling you to build strong relationships with people across geographical, cultural, and professional borders.
• Ability to analyse mould design-related problems and develop sound technical solutions.
• A solid understanding of the requirements for LEGO building elements in relation to look, feel, and function.
• Motivation to work with Lean principles.
• Advanced oral and written English proficiency (Level 13-16 / C1-C2).

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Knowledge of moulding processes and plastic materials in general.
• Knowledge of simulation tools (CAE - Computer-Aided Engineering, and similar).
• Knowledge of additive manufacturing relevant to mould design and mould tempering.
• Background and experience in data collection and fact-based decision-making.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and belongs. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team. The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights. Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO® team today. Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, and having fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow".