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Apple Plastic Tooling Engineer 
United States, California, Sunnyvale 
50940635

02.05.2024
Key Qualifications
  • BS Engineering (Plastics Engineering; ME, Chem E).
  • Minimum 10 years plastic tooling (injection molding preferred) experience in the molding and / or plastic materials industry. High gloss cosmetic part tooling engineer experiences are a plus
  • Excellent knowledge of plastic materials and design for manufacturing in terms of geometry and cosmetic quality.
  • Experience debugging complex tools and processes.
  • Experience processing a wide variety of materials.
  • Experience in managing multiple tool development programs with regional and overseas vendors is preferred.
  • Mold Flow analysis capabilities are a plus.
  • Must be able to work independently or within a team. Host the meeting and do the presentation.
  • Able to travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Able to communicate (verbal and written) technical information in English. Fluency in Mandarin is a plus.
Description
You will be expected to: - Evaluate product and industrial design goals to understand the dimensional, cosmetic, and functional priorities for the product - Collaborate with Global Supply Managers and Apple’s manufacturing suppliers to align on a manufacturing development strategy with clear goals, deliverables, and schedules - Identify and validate suitable fabrication equipment and processes to meet all Apple design and operational requirements - Develop and document processes including all parameters, consumables and secondary operation requirements to meet defined specifications - Conduct process optimization DOE’s, using data-driven and hands-on approaches together to find solutions to complex challenges - Communicate ongoing process development status to cross-functional teams and lead discussions to align design requirements with manufacturing capability - Willingness to travel internationally to support manufacturing partner sites and collaborate with in-region team members - Familiarity with a phase gate product development approachYou may be asked to lead development in one or more of the following areas: • Tooling manufacturing machine: machining process and accuracy by process, machine brand and application • Plastic material related: typical resin type, supplier, shrinkage selection, amorphous, Crystalline/semi crystalline materials characteristic and key points• Injection molding process basic knowledges: injection machine selection key tips, injection machine type and trouble shooting basic knowledge • Plastic tooling design related: single shot, double shot, LSR, insert-molding, tool design experience, DFM working experience and Mold-flow basic knowledge • Control (SPC) data analysis. Identify automation opportunities and justify automation projects based on automation line efficiency metrics• Tooling issue FACA experience: dimension and cosmetic typical issues FACA analysis capability
Education & Experience
BS or MS Plastics Engineer preferred