Mold Process Engineer (m/f)
The Mold Process Engineer will provide regional technical expertise and leadership in the areas of scientific molding, process development, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of injection molding operations. This includes customer interface, resolution of process-related issues, and collaboration with other Phillips-Medisize facilities in at the following Phillips-Medisize location: Katowice, Poland.
What You Will Do In This Role:
- Provide program surge support as an active member of a project team regionally, and possibly globally, in coordination with the Molding Engineering Manager (MTG).
- Support the Global Cost Development (GCD) process to establish part cycle times, material consumption estimates, IMM/press options and selection.
- Troubleshoot molding processes to resolve quality or efficiency issues, working closely with cross-functional teams.
- Support, and occasionally lead, Mold Process Community of Practice (CoP) initiatives or continuous improvement activities.
- Work to develop regional process standards and best practices in conjunction with the Molding Engineering Manager.
- Partner with regional PMC manufacturing units to implement process improvements and support key programs.
- Actively pursue avenues to reduce cycle times, scrap rates, and improve process robustness.
- Travel to other facilities will be required to support business needs.
- Actively participate in continual improvement/innovation initiatives.
- Support CAPA and RCA activities related to molding processes.
- Utilize scientific molding principles, Solidworks or equivalent CAD software, and Mold Flow analysis tools.
Requirements:
- Understanding of injection molding processes, tooling types, and classifications, including multi-shot molding and part DFM.
- Minimum of (5) years of injection molding process engineering experience.
- Knowledge of scientific molding practices, process development, and validation.
- Experience communicating with internal & external customers.
- Able to travel approximately 50% to vendors and other Phillips-Medisize facilities based on project needs. A lot of the work will be done remotely but will need to be flexible based on the project needs at the time.
What will put you ahead in this position:
- Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
- Experience with LSR molding and processing.
- Strong self-starter, planning, and organizational skills to meet goals and deadlines.
- Communicate with humility and willingness to listen before you start problem solving.
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Phillips Medisize, a Molex company, collaborates with industry leaders to design and manufacture drug delivery systems, medical devices and diagnostic tools that save and improve the quality of life for millions of patients annually. With our dedicated team of 6,000+ employees in 29 locations around the world, we share our customers’ mindset that every product is critical to a healthcare provider and their patients somewhere in the world. Molex is a multi-sector global electronics brand owned by Koch, Inc., one of the world’s largest privately held companies. Discover your potential to make a difference.
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