Product Design Engineer & Mechanical Design Engineer (Mold & Tooling)

Overview

Product Design Engineer & Mechanical Design Engineer (Mold & Tooling)

We are seeking a Product Design Engineer and a Mechanical Design Engineer (Mold & Tooling) to become part of our team!

Responsibilities

Product Design Engineer :

• Direct communication with our sales team, customers and manufacturing department to develop new bottle designs and / or enhance our current products.
• Compile package requirements such as : volume, fill level, overflow, overall size, height, width, depth, bottle gram weight, neck finish type and label stipulations.
• Identify and qualify performance requirements (e.g., top load and drop test) with the customer. Conduct bottle testing and measurements in our bottle lab, including measuring overall bottle and neck finish dimensions, calculating volume, fill level and overflow, and checking container weight, wall thickness and material distribution using instruments such as an optical comparator, digital height gauge, calipers and Magna Mike.
• Develop fully parametric 2D sketches in SolidWorks 2024; generate 3D computer models and, when applicable, print models on in-house 3D printer. Create scaled cavities applying shrink rates to yield target container dimensions for finished molds.
• Utilize Faro Arm laser scanner with PolyWorks software for reverse engineering.

Mechanical Design Engineer (Mold & Tooling) :

Qualifications

Compensation is determined based on the applicant's level of experience. Please disregard any pay estimates posted by ZipRecruiter.

Company Description

Mid-America Machining is the leading source for extrusion blow molds in the plastics industry. We design consumer packaging along with pilot and production tooling for various machine platforms for customers worldwide. Our primary engineering software is SolidWorks and we specialize in container / product development, mold design, trim tooling, mold sampling / development and mold refurbishing.

Mid-America Machining is a financially sound, privately held company that has been in business for over 35 years with no layoffs. We offer competitive wages, a comprehensive benefit package, opportunities for overtime and stable employment for our dedicated workforce. We have state-of-the-art equipment, a clean work environment and air-conditioning in the summer. Our employees receive Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance premiums covered by the company from day one.

The company also contributes $750 / $1500 per year to Health Savings Accounts and contributes 3% to the 401(k) regardless of individual contributions. We offer Dental, Vision, Insurance, Christmas Bonuses and more.

See what Mid-America Machining has to offer at : Mid-America Machining employment page (website URL omitted for clarity).

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