An emerging medical device company based in Austin, Texas is currently seeking a Senior Mold Maker with mold design capability for a fast paced, continually improving mold shop/tool room that operates under time pressures.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the quality of the finished work to meet the customer' satisfaction.
• Work with R&D on mold making of development project including providing input into design process.
• Consult with Engineering on new projects.
• Works with and exhibits an understanding of detailed 3D plastic parts design and engineering mold design.
• Sound knowledge of mold design, tool steels, and plastic material, i.e., flow properties, shrink rates and processing characteristics to aid in the mold design and review process.
• Ability to read interpret mold drawings and prints or CAD files and uses PC to plan sequences for timely completion of job.
• Fabrication, assembly, disassembly, clean, repair, polishing molds and their components.
• Perform preventative maintenance, modifications, in-press mold diagnosis, and repair for injection molds.
• Understanding of mold-building process to design for manufacturability.
• Program, set-up, and operate various equipment such as sinker EDM's, mill (conventional & CNC), surface grinders and lathes (conventional & CNC).
• Fabricate tools, fixtures, and components to support manufacturing and R&D.
• Plans machine operations that will continue during unattended work hours.
• Perform basic repairs and preventative maintenance on equipment in tool shop.
• Responsible for programming the EDM sinker machine to produce mold components, checks the electrodes for accuracy before burning, and decides the overburn of electrodes.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by supervisor to include the duties of general machining and fabrication.
Experience/Qualification Requirements:
• Minimum of 15 years related experience and/or training.
• 15+ years experience with injection mold tooling including mold bases and mold inserts.
• 15+ years experience using milling, turning and grinding equipment.
• 10+ years experience designing mold components including procurement of catalog components.
• 10+ years experience using wire and sinker EDM systems.
• 10+ years experience using CNC machining centers.
• 7+ years experience using MasterCAM.
• 5+ years experience with micro-molding of small high precision components.
• Ability to work in team environment as contributor and leader.
• Experience with high quality, extremely small, and detailed injection molded parts.
• Ability to read, evaluate and work from engineering drawings.
• Excellent decision making/problem solving skills.
• Ability to develop and modify basic engineering drawings a plus.
• Reliability and timeliness is essential.
• Experience with medical products a plus.
• Familiarity with Haas CNC Machines.
Software Requirements:
Microsoft, Excel, Word.
SolidWorks knowledge a plus.
MasterCAM (version 9 or greater) – Required.
Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, health insurance, 401K and stock option plan.
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Compensation: Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, health insurance, 401K and stock option plan.
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