Senior Tooling Engineer - Injection Molds

Seaway Plastics; Port Richey (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Seaway Plastics seeks an experienced tooling engineer to drive new injection mold tooling from concept to completion and sustain existing production tooling. You will perform DFM activities, oversee tool design acceptance, and manage documentation and schedules while coordinating with customers.

The role requires 5+ years in plastic injection tooling, strong CAD skills (Cimatron, SolidWorks, Creo, Moldflow), and ability to manage multiple projects with excellent communication.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; degree preferred for mold making.
• 5+ years designing plastic injection tooling or tooling engineering experience.
• Mechanical Engineering degree or 2-year design degree or trade school preferred.
• Experience with plastic injection molding and tool troubleshooting is essential.
• Proficient in CAD and mold flow software; strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Sustain production tooling; drive repairs and improvements.
• Assist in developing quotes for tooling revisions and repairs.
• Organize and store CAD files, customer prints, and related docs.
• Lead new tooling through development phase with DFM, design acceptance, and customer interaction.
• Approve mold designs (internal and external) and coordinate production approval.

Skills

Tooling design

Mold troubleshooting

CAD competence

Project management

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Mechanical Engineering degree or related

2-year mechanical design degree or trade school

Tools

Cimatron

SolidWorks

Creo

Autodesk Moldflow

Other CAD software

Job description

Seaway Plastics seeks an experienced tooling engineer to drive new injection mold tooling from concept to completion and sustain existing production tooling. You will perform DFM activities, oversee tool design acceptance, and manage documentation and schedules while coordinating with customers.

The role requires 5+ years in plastic injection tooling, strong CAD skills (Cimatron, SolidWorks, Creo, Moldflow), and ability to manage multiple projects with excellent communication.