Manufacturing Engineer: Injection Mold Design Expert

Dynomax Inc; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) Plan with generous company-mact

Paid holidays, vacation days, PTO days

Optional FSA and Identity Theft Protec

Optional Short Term Disability, Accd.,

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Dynomax Inc is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead design and lifecycle management of injection molding tools for electrical components. The role emphasizes creating robust mold designs, supporting manufacturability, and driving tool maintenance and process improvements.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering (plastics preferred) and at least two years of mold design experience in injection molding, with SolidWorks experience and familiarity with Epicor ERP.

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 and design repairs for mold tools.
• Design and develop layouts, drawings, and documentation for components using SolidWorks.
• Use Epicor ERP 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 a CI environment.

Skills

Mold design

Design for manufacturability

Continuous improvement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Plastics Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

SolidWorks

Epicor ERP

Job description

Dynomax Inc is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead design and lifecycle management of injection molding tools for electrical components. The role emphasizes creating robust mold designs, supporting manufacturability, and driving tool maintenance and process improvements.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering (plastics preferred) and at least two years of mold design experience in injection molding, with SolidWorks experience and familiarity with Epicor ERP.