Apple

Tooling Engineer - Plastics

Apple$120K — $150K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in the mold making and molding industry
  • Extensive experience in tooling design and manufacturing
  • Knowledge of plastic materials, geometry, and cosmetic quality
  • Experience with lens and optical tooling
  • Experience in developing plastic processing parameters
  • Preferred experience in leading overseas vendor development programs
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • BS or MS in Plastics Engineering preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of new plastic injection tooling projects
  • Design and produce world-class plastic tooling with suppliers
  • Collaborate with various groups on material selection and design
  • Serve as an internal authority on plastic tooling and manufacturing
  • Implement continuous process improvements from design to production
  • Drive productivity and quality improvements in plastic manufacturing
  • Train engineers at supplier plants in Asia on tooling techniques
  • Develop strong relationships with suppliers through training and quality control

Benefits

  • Be part of an innovative team crafting extraordinary products
  • Opportunity to influence the development of industry-leading environmental efforts
  • Work in a diverse environment that inspires creativity and innovation
  • Chance to train and mentor engineers internationally
  • Experience fast-paced, challenging projects with high impact
Full Job Description
Lead the development of new plastic injection tooling projects to meet a wide range of product performance and cosmetic requirements. Lead Apple suppliers to design and produce world-class plastic tooling. Lead tool design and build, tool and process development and tool qualifications at the supplier. Collaborate with supply management, product design, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering groups on material selection, design feasibility and aesthetics of new plastic part & tooling designs. Serve as Apple's internal plastic tooling and manufacturing authority by demonstrating a thorough understanding of properties of various mold-making materials and tool component fabrication techniques. Institute continuous process improvement measures from initial product design through production ramp of new products. Proficient with the use of Design For Manufacturing, SPC, DOE and Six Sigma techniques. Take the leading role in driving the improvement of productivity and quality of plastic part manufacturing, molding and tooling techniques. Train engineers at supplier plants in Asia to utilize new tooling materials and fabrication techniques. Develop collaborative relationships with Apple suppliers through training and quality control visits. Advise supplier plants on maintaining correct controls on the processes. Position requires 10+ years in the mold making and molding industry 25% Travel required Extensive experience in tooling design and manufacturing required. Knowledge of plastic materials and design for manufacturing in terms of geometry and cosmetic quality. Lens and optical tooling experience Experience in developing plastic processing parameters. Experience in leading complex development programs with overseas vendors (Asia) is preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills are necessary. BS or MS Plastics Engineer preferred

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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