Engineering Manager - Mold Design & Tooling
GCR Professional Services
Stoughton, MA
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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Software, Debugging Skills, Engineering Management, Healthcare, Injection Molding, Leadership, Machine Tool, Manufacturing, Medical Equipment, Medical Office Administration, Mold Design, Process Validation, Product Design, Product Development, Product Engineering, Product Positioning, Product Reviews, Product Support, Productivity Management, Requirements Management, SolidWorks, Team Lead/Manager, Technical/Engineering Design, Wire Harness
LOCATION
Stoughton, MA
POSTED
19 days ago
(Location: South Shore, MA area nearRandolph, Avon, and Canton, MA)
Job Summary:
Position is responsible for providing senior-level mold design, tooling, and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) expertise and department leadership in support of medical cable assembly and connector products. The position supports both new product development and sustaining engineering activities, with specific focus on injection-molded connector components, TPU/TPE over-molded parts, and low-pressure molded interim shot tooling. The client produces cable assemblies and connectors for the medical industry.
Essential Functions:
- Lead and manage an internal tool shop with toolmakers and mold design engineers on staff.
- Lead DFM review on new product designs, identifying draft requirements, parting lines, undercuts, shut-offs, wall transitions, and tooling risks.
- Design and/or review injection molds for medical connector components, over-molded strain reliefs, and cable assemblies.
- Support tooling concepts including gating, venting, cooling, steel conditions, surface finishes, slides, lifters, and other mold actions.
- Partner with product engineering to ensure designs are manufacturable, robust, and cost-effective.
- Interface with external domestic and offshore mold shops during tool design, build, debug, and qualification.
- Assist sustaining engineering teams with tooling-related issues, yield improvements, and design updates.
RequiredSkills/Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in mold design, tooling, or toolmaking.
- Previous managerial experience or team lead experience working in similar environments.
- Associates' degree or higher in engineering, manufacturing, or related technical field (or equivalent hands-on experience).
- Working proficiency with SolidWorks 3D CAD software.
- Ability to conduct effective DFM and tooling feasibility reviews with engineering and suppliers.
- Strong background in medical device or regulated manufacturing environments.
- Experience working with global manufacturing partners.
- Experience in medical connector and cable assembly mold design, tooling engineering, or toolmaking.
- Background as a journeyman toolmaker or significant shop floor experience.
- Familiarity with medical validation environments (IQ/OQ/PQ awareness).
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, 401(K), PTO, HSA, FSA, employee discounts, life insurance, etc.
About the Company
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GCR Professional Services
We are a national technical recruiting firm At GCR, you’ll discover a team of experienced and technically knowledgeable recruiters all working for you. We specialize in contract, contract to hire, and permanent staffing solutions across a variety of industries including, Information Technology, Commercial, Automotive, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing. We have well established relationships with companies from startup to large enterprise organizations
COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employeesINDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2001
WEBSITE
http://www.gcrtemps.com