Summary/Objective: The Senior Mold Designer is responsible for designing tools for injection mold parts as well as global coordination of molded part development.Essential Functions/ Responsibilities:
Design mold components, sub-assemblies, and full assemblies based on design standards, current steel manufacturing techniques/tolerances, and product design requirements.
Tool design and development for new products as well as sustaining projects (e.g. capacity expansions, quality related projects).
Work directly with purchasing, quality, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, process engineering, and other necessary groups as a cross functional team to develop products/solutions.
Adhere to all corporate engineering standards including but not limited to documentation and file management.
Autonomously plans and schedules own daily tasks, develops solutions to problems utilizing education, experience, and judgment.
The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position. Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilitiesRequired Experience:
Five years or more hands-on design experience of multi-cavity injection molds.
3D CAD experience is required. Solidworks strongly preferred.
Must be a self-starter with strong leadership.
Excellent communication skills and demonstrated problem solving ability.
Excellent interpersonal skills in relating to both internal and external customers.
Proficient is MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook).
Knowledge of steel machining techniques, mold design, injection mold materials. (including but not limited to horizontal and vertical/insert).
Willing to travel between New Albany, Indiana and/or other global locations as required.
Education:
High School diploma or GED is required.
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or relevant technical education is preferred.
SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.
