Mould Designer

**Major Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Preparation and Presentation**:

- Prepare and present Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reports, mould designs, Mould Flow Analysis, and provide expertise in mould tweaking to optimize production processes.
- Strong knowledge of DFM principles, ensuring designs are optimized for manufacturability, cost-efficiency, and product quality.
- Experience with Mould Flow Analysis software (e.g., Moldflow) to simulate and evaluate potential manufacturing challenges.
- Expertise in mould tweaking, improving designs during production trials to enhance performance and efficiency.

**Tool Design**:

- Create comprehensive tool design assembly layouts for various moulds.
- Prepare and issue detailed 2D drawings of inserts and mould bases, including appropriate tolerances for manufacturing.
- Ensure tool designs are manufacturable and can estimate cycle times based on the design specifications.
- Develop tool designs that support efficient production with mínimal cycle time.
- Ensure tool designs can run in automatic cycles, improving production efficiency.

**Customer Liaison**:

- Liaise with customers for DFM and tool design discussions, ensuring their requirements are met and providing technical support.
- Assist in managing customer-driven engineering changes, ensuring smooth adaptation of designs.

**Continuous Improvement & Review**:

- Continuously improve tool concepts to enhance functionality, cost-efficiency, and product quality.
- Conduct tool design reviews to present design concepts and receive feedback.
- Endorse and release tooling drawings to the tool room for mould manufacturing, ensuring accurate and timely delivery.
- Raise purchase requisitions for tooling-related direct and indirect purchases as needed.

**Additional Support**:

- Provide CAM programming support when required.
- Perform any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by superiors.

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**Job Requirements**:

- Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical - Tool and Die specialization) or its equivalents, ITC or Nitec Certificate
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant working experience in plastic tooling design
- Hands-on experience in designing various types of mould design, proficiency in NX CAD and CAE, preferably on Unigraphics, MPA Autodesk
- Good knowledge in engineering plastic properties
- Knowledge and design experience in medical moulds, LSR moulds and micro moulds
- Knowledge and design experience in high cavitation moulds

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $3,500.00 - $4,800.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

- 13th month salary
- Performance bonus

**Education**:

- Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- plastic injection moulding & tooling with supplier managing: 2 years (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (preferred)

Work Location: In person