Mold Designer III

About the Role

Are you an experienced Mold Designer looking to utilize your experience and skills within a collaborative environment? This position is responsible for Designing various types of injection mold tools using Computer Aided Design (CAD). The pay range for this salaried position is $81,793 - $106,331 | FLSA: Exempt

Your Impact

• Creates complex mold and fixture designs per customer specifications and department standards; ensures high quality and accuracy of designs. - Leads high complexity projects with multiple molds or dies and with multiple types of auxiliary tooling. - Responsible for modeling complex product assemblies using Siemens NX CAD surfacing software. - Demonstrates advanced knowledge of injection mold, wax die, & ceramic die types and their structures; manages high complexity projects (i.e. conventional slides/lifters, hot runner system, high cavitation molds, stack molds, high tolerance products, multi shot, complicated hand manipulated movements, etc.). - Manages complex tool packages (i.e. multi tool package with multiple types of auxiliary tooling); effectively communicates with other groups involved in the process; ensures tool design is aligned with production requirements. - Communicates with internal and external customers and effectively coordinates all information necessary to complete mold design. - Makes recommendations for improvements to tooling concepts; effectively communicates improvements, benefits of improvements and/or changes needed to the customer. - Will be responsible for checking mold designs of other Designers for accuracy and adherence to design standards. - Troubleshoots and modifies elements to resolve design issues. - Mentors Mold Designers I & II and provides assistance to peer Mold Designers as needed.

About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Design or Mechanical Engineering and 5-8 years mold design experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience and 4 years as an experienced Tool Maker plus 7 years mold design experience. - Advance knowledge of Mold Flow software; experience running and crafting mold flow reports a plus. - Proficient with Computer Aided Machining (CAM) programming for toolpath and Autodesk PowerMill a plus. - Proficient with CAD solid modeling system; experience with NX CAD. - Must be 18 years of age or older.

Company Overview

About our Company - Located in Newport News, Virginia, Canon Virginia, Inc. serves as Canon's only manufacturing, engineering, recycling and technical support center in the Americas region. CVI produces new products using advanced manufacturing methodologies while also serving as a factory service center providing expert customer service in the repair and refurbishment of Canon products. Canon Virginia's manufacturing services extend to injection mold making and contract manufacturing services. It is the policy of Canon Virginia, Inc. (CVI) to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, national origin, or physical/mental disability except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification. This policy relates to all phases of recruitment, employment, compensation, benefits administration, and participation in company sponsored employee activities. This includes hiring, promotions, demotions, transfers, layoffs, recall, training, and terminations. Employment practices will conform to all federal, state and local laws on non-discrimination. #LI-CV

Workstyle Description

Full-Time On Site - This position requires full-time presence at your assigned office(s)/worksite(s)/territory on your scheduled work days.