Senior Injection Mold Tool Designer: Build, Validate, Launch

Intex-Technologies,-LL; Hudsonville (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401K Enrollment

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Intex Technologies is seeking an experienced mold designer to design, modify, and maintain injection molds and production tooling using 3D CAD. You will evaluate customer part designs and improve manufacturability, tool life, and cycle times.

Responsibilities include coordinating with toolmakers, molders, and customers from concept through production launch; supporting trials, changes, and validations; and maintaining engineering records.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in injection mold design, foam mold design, tooling engineering, or a similar position.
• High School Diploma required; Associate degree or technical certification preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, AutoCAD, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, modify, and maintain injection molds, foam molds, fixtures, and related production tooling using 3D CAD software.
• Develop mold concepts including gating, venting, cooling circuits, ejection systems, parting lines, and other tooling details.
• Review customer part designs and recommend improvements to manufacturability, tool life, cycle time, and product quality.
• Perform Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews and collaborate with customers on product and tooling improvements.
• Coordinate tooling activities with customers, toolmakers, molders, suppliers, and internal departments from concept through production launch.
• Support mold trials, first article inspections, engineering changes, corrective actions, validation activities, and production launches.
• Troubleshoot tooling and molding issues involving tool wear, dimensional concerns, cooling, venting, gating, molding defects, and cycle time.
• Maintain tooling drawings, engineering records, revision histories, and project documentation.
• Assist with tooling cost estimates, concept development, project schedules, and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Mold design

Tooling engineering

3+ years experience

GD&T

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Associate degree or technical certification

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

AutoCAD

Job description

Intex Technologies is seeking an experienced mold designer to design, modify, and maintain injection molds and production tooling using 3D CAD. You will evaluate customer part designs and improve manufacturability, tool life, and cycle times.

Responsibilities include coordinating with toolmakers, molders, and customers from concept through production launch; supporting trials, changes, and validations; and maintaining engineering records.