Senior LSR Tooling Engineer for Medical Devices

IRP Med; San Clemente (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

IRP Med in San Clemente, CA seeks a Senior Tooling Engineer to design, develop, and optimize tooling for Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) molded components. You will create precision mold designs, support manufacturing and validation activities, and collaborate across functions to ensure high-quality, cost-effective tooling for medical applications.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in injection mold design, strong CAD skills (SolidWorks/AutoCAD), and a deep understanding of LSR processing, venting,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in injection mold design for LSR or elastomers.
• Strong CAD skills and understanding of mold components.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Optimize mold designs for manufacturability, cycle time, and quality.
• Collaborate with product engineering, manufacturing, quality, and process teams.
• Develop and maintain tooling documentation, BOMs, and change records.
• Generate mold design concepts (SolidWorks) for new or redesigned tooling.
• Lead troubleshooting for flash, short shots, venting, and defects.
• Coordinate with tool shops and internal machining teams.
• Support continuous improvement for tooling reliability and efficiency.
• Create 3D CAD models, layouts, and manufacturing drawings.
• Support mold flow analysis, tolerances, and DFM reviews.
• Participate in mold trials, validations, and production launches.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and safety requirements.
• Travel to tooling vendors up to 10%.

Skills

Injection mold design

LSR tooling experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

GD&T

Job description

IRP Med in San Clemente, CA seeks a Senior Tooling Engineer to design, develop, and optimize tooling for Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) molded components. You will create precision mold designs, support manufacturing and validation activities, and collaborate across functions to ensure high-quality, cost-effective tooling for medical applications.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in injection mold design, strong CAD skills (SolidWorks/AutoCAD), and a deep understanding of LSR processing, venting,