Engineer II, Tooling

Position Summary

The Tooling Engineer II will support the ICU Engineering Department and report to the Tooling Engineering Manager. The Tooling Engineer II is responsible for new tooling for new products and supporting product improvements through adherence to good engineering and documentation practices. The key responsibility of this position is to exercise judgement, satisfy the below responsibilities and take action while adhering to defined procedures during project support & improvements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Day to day

• Support initiatives for new product tools and tool changes.

• 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.

• Under the guidance of the Tooling Engineering leadership, work to deliver tooling solutions that meet expectations, e.g. yield, cycle-time, quality requirements, maintenance's needs.

• Lead Tooling Design reviews and support generation of tooling FMEAs & associated risk mitigations.

• Support Project timelines and milestones and bring them to completion on time and within budget.

• Assist in completion of CAPA tasks and deliverables (Corrective and Preventive).

• Longer term expectations

• Initiate and manage projects with adherence to program management guidelines.

• Be able to independently lead a team navigating through hurdles, achieve performance, consider input from multiple functional areas & address the problem through a holistic method.

• Proficiency with the use of Design for Manufacturing, SPC, DOE and Six Sigma techniques.

• Procedure development for tooling areas.

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of plastic part design for manufacturability, and plastic processing.
• Good knowledge of mold design for high volume manufacturing.
• Knowledge and experience with cold and hot runner high cavitation tools.
• Knowledge of mold manufacturing processes and their capabilities.
• Proficient in Solidworks or similar.
• Strong skills in project scheduling.
• Demonstrate problem analysis skills and provide solutions.
• Proficient in the use of statistics and Six Sigma methodology.
• Review and understand tool and product drawings, tolerance stack up, understanding molding processing documents, data collection and analysis, and development of standard work instructions.

Education and Experience

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 2-4 years' experience in the Medical Device or Engineering Industry
• Scientific molding/RJG molding knowledge and training.
• Six Sigma green belt preferred.
• Mold Simulation experience is highly desired.
• Experience with Silicone Molding preferred
• Advanced Degree may substitute for experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background check

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Work is 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
• Operator is required to use computer or touch screen to enter work order data
• Must be able to occasionally move and lift objects of up to 25 lbs

ICU Medical has consistently provided you with clinical innovations that help solve real-world challenges.

With the acquisition of Hospira Infusion Systems in 2017 and Smiths Medical in 2022, we are now a global market leader with a complete line of clinically-essential IV therapy and high-value critical care products for hospital, alternate site, and home care settings.

We're ready to bring you consistent quality, innovation, and value in more areas than ever. Our focus allows us to bring you:

• Dedicated and non-dedicated IV sets and needlefree connectors clinically proven to provide an effective barrier against bacterial transfer and colonization.
• The industry's broadest IV smart pump offering covering large volume, pain management, and ambulatory needs.
• IV medication safety software providing full IV-EHR interoperability with the highest customer satisfaction and compatibility with more EHR systems than any other company.
• Significant US IV solutions manufacturing and supply capabilities.

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