Senior Tooling Engineer: Mold Uptime & Process Reliability

Intepros; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IntePros is seeking a Sr. Associate Tooling Engineer in Tempe, AZ to lead the performance, reliability, and availability of production tooling. You will oversee spares, guide repairs, analyze mold refurbishment decisions, support troubleshooting, and maintain tooling documentation.

You will mentor engineers and mold makers, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and contribute to continuous improvement in tooling reliability, uptime, and quality while ensuring compliance in a GMP/GLP setting.

Qualifications

• Effective analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of injection molding industry and respective processes.
• Proficient in GD&T tolerancing.
• Experience working in a regulated GMP or GLP environment.
• Preferred knowledge of lean manufacturing and design for manufacturability.
• Experience in driving projects lasting for several months with little supervision.
• Good understanding in machining and fabrication equipment and methods (e.g. milling, turning, grinding, eroding).
• Proficiency in SolidWorks and producing detailed drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain all tooling spare parts to ensure production readiness.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of tooling‑related production issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support stable manufacturing operations.
• Mentor Tooling Engineers and Mold Makers to build technical capability.
• Provide clear technical guidance to team members and leadership.
• Maintain and update tooling documentation, standards, and repair guidelines.
• Support repairs, refurbishments, and component replacements with internal teams and outside suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on tooling reliability and uptime.
• Oversee tooling lifecycle health including wear tracking and refurbishment planning.
• Support validation and ramp‑up of new or refurbished molds.
• Participate in product design reviews to avoid mold design/functional issues.
• Work with sales and customers for tooling evaluations and major repairs data.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Injection molding knowledge

GD&T tolerancing

GMP/GLP environment experience

Lean manufacturing

DFM (design for manufacturability)

Project leadership (months)

Machining & fabrication basics

Detailed drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

IntePros is seeking a Sr. Associate Tooling Engineer in Tempe, AZ to lead the performance, reliability, and availability of production tooling. You will oversee spares, guide repairs, analyze mold refurbishment decisions, support troubleshooting, and maintain tooling documentation.

You will mentor engineers and mold makers, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and contribute to continuous improvement in tooling reliability, uptime, and quality while ensuring compliance in a GMP/GLP setting.