Plastics Tooling Engineer

NPI (New Product Development) Team Member

Will serve as the technical expert for plastic part design and development on a multi-disciplinary Engineering team. Products include (but are not limited to) LED headlamps & fog lamps, LED signal & marker lighting, and other state-of-the-art lighting and visibility products for commercial vehicles.

Plastic Materials– Provide input to plastic material selection based on intended use, operating environment, and part appearance requirements.

Plastic Part Design & Analysis– Provide input to plastic part design for optimized quality, manufacturability, and appearance. Design input is based on factors such as wall thickness, intended gating, draft & texture requirements, tooling construction – parting line, slides & secondary actions, etc.

Moldflow Analysis– Perform initial analysis to validate initial design and establish ideal molding process (gate location, tonnage, cycle time, weld/knit line locations, predicted warpage).

Injection Mold Tooling Development– Candidate will have primary responsibility for overall plastic part tooling development:

• Develop Mold Specifications (cavitation, gate & runner type, tooling materials, etc.).
• Sourcing – Manages tool sourcing & development process following Truck-Lite procedures and practices. (Quote, vendor selection, design & build, sampling/verification, and final approvals).
• Build: Review and approve mold designs developed by selected tooling suppliers. Oversee tooling design & development activities to assure cost, quality, and timing objectives are met.
• Qualification: Attend mold qualification trials, establish, and document ideal process parameters, verify molded part quality, provide final approvals and sign-off.
• Processing: Provide support to manufacturing teams for in-house mold qualifications. Assist in problem solving efforts to resolve manufacturing issues related to injection mold tooling, material, or processes.

Position requires compliance with the Technology Control Plan and the Federal Export Control Policy established for the Corporation.

REQUIREMENTS

Will this position have ITAR/EAR responsibilities: X YES NO

Education (High School, College, Other): B.S. degree or higher in Plastics Engineering or Plastics Engineering Technology.

Specific Education Requirements: Strong background in mold flow and thermoplastic injection molding including a background in processing, as well as, proven PC skills including proficiency in MS Project/Word/Excel/Access, and computer aided design experience.

Specific Skills and/or Experience with Software, Equipment, etc.: Requires technical abilities and people skills, as well as ability to efficiently prioritize tasks.