
Sr. Plastics Engineer, Tooling
Lucid Motor’s Polymer Technology Team is an expert group sharing material, process and tooling insight where needed across the organization. The team drives all polymer-related aspects throughout the entire product development process and supports the organization beyond that by covering aspects of material vetting/selection/approval, engineering design optimization, design for manufacturing (DFM), process simulation, tool concept/design, process optimization, material characterization and failure analysis among other responsibilities.
The Sr. Plastics Engineer – Tooling and Process role strengthens the Tooling and Process Group by working on new developments, supporting DFM optimization, performing and analyzing process simulations, evaluating tool concepts/designs as well as through on-site support for process optimization and troubleshooting.
The Role:
- Be a significant contributor to a world-class vehicle engineering team by supporting with plastics tool expertise and owning polymer-related aspects from part design for manufacturing (DFM) phase to product launch
- Consultation with design engineers and suppliers throughout product development process, advising on process and tooling feasibility, DFM, efficiency and cost
- Evaluation of flow studies and mold designs before tool approval and kick-off
- Ensuring plastic tooling is compliant with Lucid Tool Standards
- Methodical approach to documentation
- Support of internal non-engineering teams and representation of Lucid material team in communication with suppliers (incl. on-site visits)
Qualifications:
- B.S. in Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years’ of experience, evaluating DFM and injection molding tool designs
- Excellent knowledge of injection tooling, including technologies such as in-mold decoration, foaming, overmolding, back-injection, vario-thermal processes
- Experience with DFM process for automotive A-surface parts
- Experience with flow simulation software (Autodesk MoldFlow)
- Proven hands-on experience with plastic injection molding process, including process optimization
- Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
- Able to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% if needed
Advantageous:
- Worked in automotive development environment, ideally through complete product development process
- Hands-on experience with creation of MoldFlow studies, first tool trials, and tool approvals
- Experience with tool should costing to understand tool cost impact of part design choices
- Experience with other plastic manufacturing processes and their tooling (e.g. blow molding, thermal forming, vacuum forming, compression molding, slush molding)
Base Pay Range (Annual)
$120,000 - $150,000 USD
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