Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support new product tooling initiatives, tool changes, mold design, sourcing, and improvements to existing molds, focusing on manufacturability, cost reduction, quality, yield, and cycle time. - Collaborate with Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Metrology/CT Scanning, and external suppliers to deliver tooling solutions and resolve technical issues. - Lead tooling and molding projects, managing timelines, milestones, budgets, and SMART goals to ensure on-time completion. - Lead tooling design reviews, develop tooling FMEAs, identify risks, and implement documented mitigation actions. - Support phased validation of multi-cavity molds, including single-cavity activation and CT-scan dimensional confirmation before full-cavity release. - Own CAPA activities from initiation through closure, including supplier corrective actions. - Apply SPC, DOE, Six Sigma, IQ/OQ/PQ, Gage R&R;, normality testing, and Ppk/Cpk capability analysis, using Minitab or similar statistical tools. - Perform dimensional verification and print-to-model-to-part alignment using 3 D scanning, metrology software (e.g., ZEISS INSPECT), and CT scanning. - Develop tooling procedures and standard work instructions. - Independently lead cross-functional teams, address technical challenges, and drive measurable improvements in cycle time, first-pass yield, quality, and cost.



- Maintain project trackers and provide proactive weekly status updates without manager follow-up. - Communicate technical progress, results, and reports in English to cross-site and integral stakeholders.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong knowledge of plastic part design for manufacturability, and plastic processing. - Knowledge and experience with cold and hot runner high cavitation tools. - Knowledge of mold manufacturing processes and their capabilities. - Proficient in Solid works or similar. - Working knowledge of statistical tools (e.g., Minitab) for DOE, SPC, Gage R&R;, and process capability (Ppk/Cpk) analysis, including normality testing. - Working knowledge of 3 D scanning / CMM metrology software (e.g., ZEISS INSPECT) for dimensional verification against print and CAD models. - Strong skills in project scheduling and SMART-goal based project management. - Demonstrate problem analysis skills and provide solutions. - Review and understand tool & product drawings, tolerance stack up, understanding molding processing documents, data collection and analysis and development of standard work instructions. - Working proficiency in English (written and verbal) sufficient to prepare technical reports and deliver project updates to multi-site and global stakeholders. - Strong self-management, accountability, and proactive communication — reliably reports project status without prompting.
Minimum Qualifications, Education and Experience

📌 Tooling engineer (Tijuana)
🏢 ICU Medical
📍 Tijuana