Mold Designer

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Manufacturing Engineering Teams are process leaders for stamping, molding or assembly related topics, ensuring the processes are running at optimum levels for quality and output. They are experts in mold tooling, die tooling, machining, and assembly techniques, possessing extensive knowledge of the associated manufacturing processes which may include the optimization and standardization of stamping / molding / assembly or other processes within the manufacturing environment. Manufacturing Engineering Teams enable the TE business unit plants to reach TE Operating Advantage (TEOA) requirements, roll out Centers of Excellence (COE), Best Demonstrated Practices (BDP’s) and advise plants on tool and machine duplications / corrections / improvements. They design and develop manufacturing process and automation platforms and apply them for the realization of new product developments as well as optimization of existing products already in production. The Teams also support Product Development in the selection and optimization of tools for piece part production and the selection of the most suitable manufacturing concepts relative to planned manufacturing quantities, quality requirements and manufacturing location. They act as interface between engineering and production to ensure manufacturability of new designs and smooth production ramp up as well as support the research & development teams to produce sample manufacturing equipment, product samples and prototypes.

What your background should look like:

- Toolmaker
- Additional training in design
- Basic CAD knowledge
- Good IT skills
- Basic manufacturing knowledge
- Experience with injection molds
- Knowledge of machining
- Experience with drafting production drawings
- Management and administration of original drawings and documents
- Rethinking and realizing cost savings
- Acting professionally and economically
- Implementing projects independently or together with the production departments
- Designing new tools or conversion kits for new part numbers
- Developing improvement suggestions and realizing them after clarification
- Preparing filling analyses
- Implementing workshop changes
- Preparing copies of drawings for the tool shop
- Supervising the schedule drafted up by the team leader
- Project meetings and follow-up with colleagues or tool suppliers

Competencies