Tooling Design Engineer

gpac; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

gpac seeks a Qualified Plastic Injection Designer/Engineer to join their team in Oregon. The role focuses on high-cavitation mold design, HDPE molding, and process optimization.

With 4+ years of mold/tool making experience, you will leverage SolidWorks for complex assemblies and MasterCAM for toolpath creation, while applying DFM and GD&T principles to ensure manufacturability and precision. This is a growth-focused opportunity in a privately owned company.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of mold/tool making experience
• High-cavitation mold experience
• Strong SolidWorks capability with complex assemblies
• Full mold layout design of gating, cooling, venting, and ejection systems
• HDPE molding experience and understanding of flow behavior
• DFM, GD&T analysis and design for manufacturability
• Modular tooling architecture experience with common mold bases
• Tooling reuse strategies for scalability and asset utilization
• MasterCAM daily use for machining and toolpath creation

Skills

Mold/tool design

Injection molding

SolidWorks CAD

MasterCAM

Mold layout (gating/cooling/venting)

DFM & GD&T

HDPE molding & flow behavior

Modular tooling architecture

Tools

SolidWorks

MasterCAM

Job description

A fantastic privately owned company, with 35 years in business in is seeking a Qualified Plastic Injection Designer/Engineer to join their team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Core Attributes Required

• 4+ Years mold/tool maker experienced and demonstrated ability to build, repair and troubleshoot injection molds
• High-cavitation mold experience and familiarity with complex, multi-cavity production tooling
• CAD model building expertise and strong SolidWorks capability with complex assemblies
• Full mold layout design of gating, cooling, venting, and ejection systems
• HDPE molding experience and understanding of flow behavior, shrink, cooling, and high-volume production needs
• DFM, GD&T analysis and ability to design for manufacturability and precision
• Modular tooling architecture experience with common mold bases, standardized inserts, interchangeable cavities
• Tooling reuse strategies for designing scalability and asset utilization
• MasterCAM experience - daily use for machining and toolpath creation

Must be eligible to work in the United States without restriction and without the need for current or future sponsorship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.