Summary
Accudyn Products, Inc. seeks a mold designer who can independently design complex plastic injection molds from 3D part models as a member of our growing engineering team.
Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Design of high-precision plastic injection molds. This includes but is not limited to preparation of product drawing/model for use in mold design, generate or approve both the initial mold layout concept and final mold design (includes factors such as mold size/base, parting line, ejection, gates, runners, water lines and drafting), generate the creation of detailed mold component and assembly drawings.
- Design fixtures, gages and other custom tooling or equipment as required.
- Review customer drawings and specifications for manufacturing feasibility.
- Initiate and/or coordinate change control process (ECO) relating to Engineering documentation.
- Participate in supporting quote of molds, tooling kickoff, feasibility/specification review, design review and lessons learned (postmortem) meetings to establish production-ready molds.
- Provide technical assistance to toolroom regarding tooling and process issues during debugging of mold or other tooling.
- Jointly responsible for successful transfer of tooling to manufacturing along with toolroom and project engineering functions.
- Initiate and/or coordinate outsourced tooling design and hot runner manufactures with qualified subcontractors.
- Ensure accuracy, quality workmanship and on-time delivery of outsourced tooling design activities.
- Create and maintain the integrity of the Accudyn engineering databases.
Education and/or experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience designing injection mold tooling is preferred
- 2-yr. technical degree required; 4-yr engineering degree preferred. Equivalent experience in a hands-on technical position, such as mold maker/apprentice, may be considered as a substitute for degree.
- Ability to read blueprints and other technical documents.
- Demonstrated knowledge of injection molding industry and practices.
- Knowledge of machining technologies
- Knowledge of tool steels and their applications
- Knowledge of common engineering plastics used for injection molding including common added modifying agents such as colorants, glass fiber, talc, etc.
- Exceptional analytical and computational skills
Competencies
- CREO or SolidWorks expertise
- Technical drawing creation
- Problem-solving skills
- Attention to details
- Accuracy of work
- Excellent math skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Other skills and abilities
- Knowledge of measurement methods
- Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment
- Ability to learn quickly and work in a safe manner
- Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions and work standards
- Good understanding of customer deliverables
Accudyn Products is an equal opportunity employer.