Tool Engineer Tool Maker

Your Job

Are you a skilled tooling professional who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges and turning innovative designs into high-quality production solutions? In this role, you will design, develop, and support plastic injection mold tooling and fixtures while collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, and tooling teams.

You will use your technical expertise to improve manufacturability, tooling performance, quality, cost, and delivery

Our Team

You will work as part of a collaborative manufacturing and engineering team supporting plastic injection molding and tooling operations.

The team partners closely with product designers, process engineers, production personnel, toolmakers, CNC programmers, and external vendors to develop and optimize tooling solutions.

What You Will Do


* Design and develop plastic injection mold tooling and fixtures from concept through manufacturing


* Evaluate product designs for manufacturability and recommend improvements that enhance quality, reduce cost, and improve delivery timelines


* Collaborate with product designers, process engineers, production teams, toolmakers, CNC programmers, and suppliers to optimize tooling designs


* Specify purchased tooling components, including mold frames and other mold components, and support timely and accurate delivery


* Create, maintain, and distribute tooling models and drawings for programmers, toolmakers, management, and other key stakeholders


* Diagnose and troubleshoot existing tooling issues and develop practical solutions that improve performance and reliability


* Participate in tooling design reviews and contribute recommendations for continuous improvement


* Support tooling projects by monitoring progress against cost and timing expectations


* Program and operate manufacturing equipment, including CNC machines, Wire EDM, hole popper, and EDM equipment


* Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of tooling standards, modeling practices, file storage procedures, and quality processes


* Support a safe, quality-focused manufacturing environment by following established procedures and company quality requirements

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline


* 7+ years of experience designing plastic injection mold tooling and fixtures


* Experience with injection mold components, including tooling fits and clearances


* Experience applying dimensional tolerancing and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles to tooling or manufacturing designs


* Experience with CAD software and manufacturing equipment used in toolmaking, including CNC, Wire EDM, or EDM equipment

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience with SolidWorks, SolidWorks Plastics, and PDM


* Experience programming and operating CNC, Wire EDM, hole popper, and EDM equipment


* Demonstrated ability to visualiz...