Modular Tooling Platform Designer

gpac; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

You will collaborate with Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, and tooling vendors to ensure platform standards are met while focusing on DFM, tolerance analysis, and system-level optimization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in plastic injection mold design, high-volume or consumer packaging.
• Experience with modular tooling, standardized systems, or reusable tooling strategies.
• Advanced SolidWorks proficiency with complex assemblies.
• Strong understanding of HDPE molding and high-volume production.

Responsibilities

• Architect and advance PakTech's modular tooling platform and tooling strategy.
• Design modular mold architectures for scalability, repeatability, and rapid deployment.
• Standardize mold bases, inserts, and interchangeable cavities for efficiency.
• Develop tooling reuse strategies to maximize asset utilization.
• Design/install full mold layouts (gating, cooling, venting, ejection) in HDPE tooling.
• Create 3D models and drawings in SolidWorks for system-level design.

Skills

Systems-thinking mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's or Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

MasterCAM

Moldflow

Moldex3D

Job description

You will collaborate with Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, and tooling vendors to ensure platform standards are met while focusing on DFM, tolerance analysis, and system-level optimization.