Molding Process Engineer
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Hardware
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Key Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years in plastic tool design, mold making, molding industry and minimum 5 years in molding process position
- Experience in developing plastic processing parameters with hand-on experience in mold setup, process optimization and problem solving
- Experience in leading and develop precision parts, high pace and mass volume products with multiple vendors in parallel
- Good knowledge of geometric dimensioning, hot runner systems application and scientific molding technique
- Systematic, analytical & strong trouble shooting skills are a must to possess
- Able to analyze mold flow analysis, scientific study and provide improvement feedback
- Good knowledge in wide range of materials such as engineering plastic, liquid silicon rubber, thermal plastics, primer and epoxy
- Extensive experience in molding process setup, improvement and optimization
- Proficient in written, presentation and verbal communication
Description
- Trouble shooting issues in scientific approach with the use engineering tools/ techniques such as decoupled molding, scientific molding approach, Tolerance Analysis, SPC, DOE and Six Sigma techniques
- Take the leading role in driving the improvement of productivity and quality of plastic part manufacturing, molding and tooling techniques
- Serve as Apple’s internal expert for molding process by leveraging a thorough understanding various material properties and tool component fabrication techniques
- To take part in new material development, new process development and innovation
- Work closely with Supply Management, Product Design, Industrial Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering groups on new part designs
- Frequent travel is required and up to 70% on-site support traveling is required, covering China, India, and other APAC countries.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor Degree and above in Engineering, Plastics Technology, Polymer Science or equivalent