Mold Tooling Engineering Manager

Amphenol Alden; Stoughton, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

PTO

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Amphenol Alden is seeking a Mold Tooling Engineering Manager at our Stoughton, MA facility. Lead an internal tool shop and drive design-for-manufacturability for medical connector components and over-molded parts.

You will collaborate with product engineering and external mold shops to ensure robust, cost-effective tooling solutions and support sustaining engineering with tooling improvements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in mold design, tooling, or toolmaking.
• Associates' degree or higher in engineering, manufacturing, or related technical field.
• Working proficiency with SolidWorks 3D CAD software.
• Ability to conduct effective DFM and tooling feasibility reviews with engineering and suppliers.
• Strong background in medical device or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience working with global manufacturing partners.
• This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an internal tool shop with toolmakers and mold design engineers on staff.
• Lead DFM review on new product designs, identifying draft requirements, parting lines, undercuts, shut-offs, wall transitions, and tooling risks.
• Design and/or review injection molds for medical connector components, over-molded strain reliefs, and cable assemblies.
• Support tooling concepts including gating, venting, cooling, steel conditions, surface finishes, slides, lifters, and other mold actions.
• Partner with product engineering to ensure designs are manufacturable, robust, and cost-effective.
• Interface with external domestic and offshore mold shops during tool design, build, debug, and qualification.
• Assist sustaining engineering teams with tooling-related issues, yield improvements, and design updates.

Skills

Mold design

Tooling

DFM reviews

Medical device experience

Global partner collaboration

Leadership

Education

Associate degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Join Amphenol Alden and Make a Difference inPatient Care Worldwide!

At Amphenol Alden, we're dedicated to providing critical support to patients globally. Every device we manufacture directly impacts someone's loved one, a responsibility we hold with utmost seriousness. With roots as a family business over 80 years ago, we maintain a dynamic, entrepreneurial spirit, even now as part of a global corporation.

We recognize that our employees are at the cornerstone of our future, and we prioritize exceptional benefits, competitive compensation, work/life balance, and career development.

Due to our continuous expansion, we're seeking talented individuals to strengthen our team. We currently have an exciting opportunity for aMold Tooling Engineering Managerat our new Stoughton MA facility.

Job Summary:

Position is responsible for providing senior-level mold design, tooling, and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) expertise and department leadership in support of medical cable assembly and connector products. The position supports both new product development and sustaining engineering activities, with specific focus on injection-molded connector components, TPU/TPE over-molded parts, and low-pressure molded interim shot tooling.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and manage an internal tool shop with toolmakers and mold design engineers on staff.
• Lead DFM review on new product designs, identifying draft requirements, parting lines, undercuts, shut-offs, wall transitions, and tooling risks.
• Design and/or review injection molds for medical connector components, over-molded strain reliefs, and cable assemblies.
• Support tooling concepts including gating, venting, cooling, steel conditions, surface finishes, slides, lifters, and other mold actions.
• Partner with product engineering to ensure designs are manufacturable, robust, and cost-effective.
• Interface with external domestic and offshore mold shops during tool design, build, debug, and qualification.
• Assist sustaining engineering teams with tooling-related issues, yield improvements, and design updates.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in mold design, tooling, or toolmaking.
• Associates' degree or higher in engineering, manufacturing, or related technical field (or equivalent hands-on experience).
• Working proficiency with SolidWorks 3D CAD software.
• Ability to conduct effective DFM and tooling feasibility reviews with engineering and suppliers.
• Strong background in medical device or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience working with global manufacturing partners.
• This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

• Experience in medical connector and cable assembly mold design, tooling engineering, or toolmaking.
• Background as a journeyman toolmaker or significant shop floor experience.
• Familiarity with medical validation environments (IQ/OQ/PQ awareness).

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to join a growing team dedicated to making a difference.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, 401(K), PTO, HSA, FSA, employee discounts, life insurance, and employee activities.

Amphenol Alden Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer