Tooling Engineer - Plastic Molds and Sheet Metal Dies

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Tooling Engineer in Bray to lead the design, fabrication and qualification of plastic injection molds and sheet metal dies by outside vendors. The role requires familiarity with all aspects of a tooling shop and a thorough understanding of the machine tools and other equipment used to make molds and dies.

Key responsibilities

• Lead new process development for molds and tooling, including project needs, tooling and press capital requirements, timing and cost estimates.
• Specify equipment, tooling fixtures and proposed suppliers for new processes or process changes (e.g. scientific injection molding, optical inspection, sheet metal).
• Work with Supply Chain Management to negotiate vendor contracts, purchase discounts, service agreements, extended warranties and payment terms.
• Coordinate molding qualification and validation for new products, processes, changes and transfers.
• Plan, design and coordinate tooling and molding processes (plastic molding tooling, high-cavitation tools) and related quality and engineering activities.
• Develop quotations and schedules for tool development programmes with little or no assistance.
• Work with CAD services, business unit management, manufacturing, operations, test, purchasing, quality and external vendors through the design phase, delivering designs that meet customer criteria, quality, cost and manufacturability.
• Incorporate fixes into subsequent revisions to resolve production discrepancies and record ideas and sketches in the Design Engineering log book.
• Manage project budgets and use SPC data from production to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide technical support to tooling and molding operations for troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree required; engineering degree preferred, or completion of an accredited four-year tool and die apprenticeship.
• Minimum of 5 years of bench experience with Class A journeyman status, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Thorough understanding of the mold-making process and experience managing it.
• Familiarity with molding plastics and sheet metal parts, and knowledge of troubleshooting mold and die issues.
• Project management skills including scheduling and resource allocation forecasting.

Required skills

• Proficiency with personal computers and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work regular business hours, with some additional hours and domestic and international travel of up to 20%.