Engineer II, Tooling Job Listing at ICU Medical in Salt Lake City, UT (Job ID 24300278)

Description

Job Title
Tooling Engineer II

FLSA
Exempt

Position Summary 
The Tooling Engineer will represent the business unit in all technical aspects of the tool product/process design and validation with emphasis on manufacturability and time to market. The engineer will work closely with product development teams and manufacturing in designing & sourcing molds, working with external vendors, and investigating and improving existing molds with an emphasis on product manufacturing and cost reduction. The engineer must identify & implement cost reduction initiatives and must actively participate in improvements and redesign of existing tooling/molding processes.  The engineer will gain exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function and occasionally be directed in several aspects of the work.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
•    Completes intermediate projects with guidance from more experienced engineers and managers. 
•    Manage tool design, fabrication, process development, and validation of injection molds
•    Write capital expenditure requests for equipment and molds, and manage the budget for molding projects
•    Coordinate and communicate assigned projects with the appropriate personnel and departments
•    Utilize experience in plastic part design, processing, and mold making to provide technical direction for tool room personnel, process engineering, product engineering and external vendors
•    Conduct design reviews of new molds integrating product & process engineering, the material supplier, tool vendor and hot runner manufacturer
•    Implement quality improvement programs in the Business Unit as it relates to molding
•    Provide responsive support (both short-term and long-term) to the molding production line to ensure the quality products on-time
•    Conducts independent analysis and develops solutions to problems. 
•    Develops approaches and designs where precedent usually exists. 
•    Performs developmental and/or test work that relies heavily on a comprehensive knowledge of theory and design.   
•    Writes detailed design specifications.
•    Receives general project direction. Solicits input from more experienced engineers.
•    Assists in training new/current employees with respect to documentation, use of equipment, laboratory techniques and department procedures.
•    Delivers communications tailored to the needs of the receiver (managers, peers, customers) with appropriate frequency to maximize its utility and promote cross-functional collaboration.
•    Work on special projects as they arise

Knowledge & Skills
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•    Strong knowledge of plastic part design for manufacturability, and plastic processing
•    Knowledge of polymer behavior
•    Knowledge and experience with cold and hot runner high cavitation tools
•    Knowledge of mold manufacturing processes and their capabilities
•    Proficient in CAD, Solidworks or similar
•    Experience in project management, process validation, and process improvement
•    Strong skills in project scheduling
•    Demonstrate problem analysis skills and provide solutions
•    Proficient with the use of Design for Manufacturing, SPC, DOE and Six Sigma techniques 
•    Working knowledge of quality improvement, lean manufacturing methods, statistical process controls, and process capability
•    Review and understand tool & product drawings, tolerance stack up, understanding molding processing documents, data collection and analysis and development of standard work instructions
•    Scientific molding/RJG molding knowledge/training 
•    Mold Simulation experience is highly desired 
•    Mold Instrumentation experience and knowledge preferred  
•    Silicone Molding experience and knowledge preferred  
•    Six Sigma certification and/or training
•    Competent in your domain.  Familiar with other areas of domain expertise within the team.
•    Has a basic understanding of best practices. Has a basic to intermediate understanding of engineering discipline
•    Have awareness of the broader product strategy and contribute to it
•    Ability to receive general project direction and solicit input from more experienced engineers.
•    Requires the ability to independently make decisions that impact the attainment of project objectives.

Minimum Qualifications, Education & Experience 
•    Must be at least 18 years of age
•    Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (Mechanical)
•    2-4 years' experience in Medical Device and Molding Tools

Work Environment
•    This is largely a sedentary role. 
•    This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
•    Work may be performed in a clean room environment
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time; depending on the machine they are operating
•    Must be able to occasionally move and lift objects of up to 25 lbs
•    Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time

ICU Medical is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.