TE Connectivity's Manufacturing and Process Development Engineering Teams significantly impact LEANPD driven new product development projects, driving for excellence in existing manufacturing technologies and methods and striving to implement new manufacturing technologies to provide improved process and tolerance control. They act as the binding element between product development and manufacturing engineering, ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of this critical interface. They support Product Development in the optimization of designs and piece parts for manufacturability by realizing sample tooling/products/prototypes. They also design, develop, and qualify tooling and processes to meet TE quality and production standards, document all processes and tooling in applicable TE systems, support supply chain to verify supplier compliance and capability, initiate and implement programs to continuously improve quality, cost and cycle time and adhere to all appropriate specifications, regulatory requirements and customer requirements.
**What your background should look like**:
- Responsabilities:
- Launch new thermoplastic injection molds for the Automotive Division of the Transportations Solutions business unit following LEAN PD.
- Create the RFQ and mold specifications for prototype and production molds.
- Work with TE Product Development engineers and External suppliers on refining the plastic part design to achieve and / or improve manufacturability before tooling.
- Utilize engineering tools such as Mold Flow to suggest product design changes for DFM.
- Utilize engineering tools such Mold Flow for mold design like gate and runner sizing, estimating pressure loss, warpage compensation, etc.
- Utilize advance cooling technologies like DMLS cooling cores/blocks, high heat transfer materials, etc to achieve required cycle times as needed.
- Participate in and manage Mold Design Reviews with internal and external mold tooling suppliers.
- Specify, quote, and procure new Injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment for the manufacturing plants.
- Develop and optimize the initial molding processes on new molds using SIM principles and cavity pressure transducer technology.
- Work with other engineering disciplines on the launch team to ensure all product requirements are met all the way thru to the final sellable part or assembly.
- Work with Quality Engineering to develop the Process Flow, PFMEA, and Control Plans.
- Advice and Direct Process and Tooling Technicians on process and tooling related issues that need to be addressed.
- Release molds to Sustaining Engineering after all product specifications have been met.
- Lead and plan runs for the new molds with sustaining team to ensure a successful release process.- Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Must have 5 years minimum experience in tooling / plastics engineering, 3 years minimum in automotive industry
- Bilingual in English and Spanish 80% or better.
- Project Engineer / Project Management experience preferred;
- Experience with Thermoplastic Injection Molding required;
- CREO 3.0 or SOLIDWORKS 2016 Experience and proficiency required;
- Design of plastic products for manufacturing;
- Responsibility for overseeing the mold design, construction, molding process development, conditioning, qualification and release to manufacturing operations;
- Heavy customer interaction within automotive industry;
- Familiarity with AIAG requirements for PPAP;
- Must have significant experience with in-mold pressure sensors (closed-loop) and be capable of training others in their use;- Scientific Injection Molding Principles / Decoupled molding experience preferred.
- Some travel required.
- Experience with tooling construction processes (mills, grinders, Wire EDMs, Sinker EDMs).
- Knowledge of Hot Runner systems
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
position on site, Hermosillo, Sonora.
**Competencies**:
- Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation