The Low-Pressure Molding (LPM) Engineer is responsible for providing technical support on new and existing HDR molding projects across Asia production facilities
Responsibilities
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Review, diagnose and redesign as needed any existing production molds
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Review Asia designs and mentor mold designers as needed to promote global mold designs and standards
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Review Asia molding procedures and processes with the intent to guide and mentor HDR OPS to drive consistency and standards globally
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As needed, make design modifications to existing molds (such as line extensions) for Samtec LPM
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As needed, design new molds for Samtec LPM
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Help author, critique and train on LPM tooling design and methods standards as needed
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Work directly with purchasing, quality, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, process engineering, and other necessary groups as a cross functional team to develop products/solutions
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Adhere to all corporate engineering standards including but not limited to documentation and file management
- Autonomously plans and schedules own daily tasks, develops solutions to problems utilizing education, experience, and judgment
Requirement Skills and Experience
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Minimum of 5-years related experience designing injection molds
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Working knowledge of steel machining techniques
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Working knowledge of scientific injection molding principles
Desired Skills and Experience
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Design experience with tight tolerance molds, including but not limited to LPM, reel to reel, insert molding
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Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
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Must be a self-starter with strong leadership
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Excellent communication skills and demonstrated problem solving ability
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Excellent interpersonal skills in relating to both internal and external customers
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Proficient is MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
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Willing to travel throughout Asia for up to 4 weeks per year
- Willing to travel globally between Samtec facilities, initially for training and long term for supporting Operations
