Sr. Associate Tooling Engineer

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 currently looking for a Sr. Associate Tooling Engineer to join one of our medical device/manufacturing clients in Tempe, AZ. The Sr. Associate Tooling Engineer will serve as a technical leader responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and availability of production tooling. You will oversee tooling spares, leads repair initiatives, use data to make decisions on mold refurbishment or replacement, support production troubleshooting, provide guidance within the tooling department, and maintain tooling documentation.

Sr. Associate Tooling Engineer Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain all tooling spare parts to ensure production readiness.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of tooling‑related production issues.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to support stable manufacturing operations.
• Mentor Tooling Engineers and Mold Makers to build technical capability across the team.
• Provide clear technical guidance to Team Members and Leadership.
• Maintain and update tooling documentation, standards, and repair guidelines.
• Support repairs, refurbishments, and component replacements internally and with outside suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on tooling reliability, uptime, and quality.
• Oversee tooling lifecycle health, including wear tracking, refurbishment planning, and end‑of‑life decisions.
• Support validation and ramp‑up of new or refurbished molds.
• Participate in new product development design reviews to provide insight and direction to avoid mold design/functional problems and issues as assigned.
• Work with our commercial sales team and customers for existing annual tooling evaluations and financials needed for any major repairs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent four-year technical degree or commensurate work experience

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• 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, etc.)
• Proficiency in SolidWorks
• Proficient in creating detailed drawings

Travel Requirements

• 10%: Up to 26 business days per year

Physical Requirements

• Medium-Exerting up to 50lb/22kg of force occasionally and/or up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or up to 10lbs/4kgs of force constantly to move objects.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to stand for 4-8 hours a day when performing equipment acceptance testing.
• Must be able to perform required gowning and work within an ISO 7 cleanroom.
• Must be able to learn and execute statistical analyses in both verbal and written form.
• Must be able to own and be held responsible for assigned activities while contributing to a team and collaborating with others across multiple business functions.
• Frequent standing, twisting, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling and walking.
• Must have excellent organizational interpersonal and problem-solving skills and be able to interface with employees in all levels of the organization and in a variety of situations.
• Effective personal time management skills and must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, and prioritize with constant interruptions.
• Must have the cognitive ability to plan, execute to goal, supervise and coordinate the work of a team in area of responsibility.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in a dynamic environment.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and effectively resolve conflicts.
• Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Position operates in a professional office environment. May stand or sit for extended periods of time.
• Leadership skills and must be able to communicate effectively with written and oral skills, make quick decisions, interpret data, read and write, speak in front of groups, express and exchange ideas, understand direction and adhere to procedures.
• Read and interpret data, information and documents.
• Observe and interpret situations, analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to make independent and sound judgments with guidance from management as needed.

Shift

• M-F Days