Injection Mold Design Engineer – CAD & Process Improvements

Dynomax Inc; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) Plan with generous companymatch

Paid holidays, vacation days, PTO days

Optional FSA and Identity Theft Protec

Optional Short Term Disability, and/or

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Dynomax Inc. in Wheeling, IL is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead the design and lifecycle management of injection molding tools for electrical components. You will design molds per customer prints, participate in design reviews, and establish maintenance metrics to ensure tooling reliability.

You will also develop layouts and drawings using SolidWorks, use Epicor to create MOM and routing packets, and help drive continuous improvement to design standards and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Plastics Engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in mold design within an injection molding environment.
• Knowledge of mold assembly and its effects on processing capabilities.
• Knowledge of engineering grade materials including thermosets, thermoplastics, silicone, PEEK, Teflon.
• Experience with CAD Software (SolidWorks preferred)

Responsibilities

• Review and quote new mold tool requests.
• Design injection molds for new parts to customer print and specifications.
• Participate in design reviews, ensuring molds meet customer requirements while designing for manufacturability.
• Establish tool maintenance metrics, assess damaged or broken mold tools, and design repairs.
• Design and develop layouts, drawings, and documentation using CAD (SolidWorks).
• Utilize Epicor to create Methods of Manufacture (MOM) and routing packets.
• Track inventory of tooling components and ensure parts are stocked.
• Recommend design standard updates and process improvements in CI environments.

Skills

Mold design

Manufacturing engineering

Design review participation

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Plastics Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

SolidWorks

Epicor ERP

Job description

Dynomax Inc. in Wheeling, IL is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead the design and lifecycle management of injection molding tools for electrical components. You will design molds per customer prints, participate in design reviews, and establish maintenance metrics to ensure tooling reliability.

You will also develop layouts and drawings using SolidWorks, use Epicor to create MOM and routing packets, and help drive continuous improvement to design standards and processes.