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May provide direction to project teams on necessary next steps and/or updates to project action items.\nUnderstands limits / fits, tolerance stack up analysis. Understanding of Geometric Dimensional Tolerancing (GDT) and application for inspection setup and tolerancing allowances of molded components\nCreate and maintain detailed documentation, including specifications, drawings, and work instructions related to tooling and injection molding processes.\nSchedule and Lead Mold Design Reviews, continually updating a standard document to follow.\nSupport tooling trials, validations, and troubleshooting to ensure optimal performance and quality of molded parts.\nProvide technical expertise and guidance to manufacturing teams, assisting in the resolution of tooling-related issues and production challenges.\nCollaborate with other departments (toolroom, scheduling, production) and/or sub-suppliers during the design, build, and sampling of new tooling projects Including refurbishment of existing molds.\nWork with R&D and Operations Engineering, evaluate and interpret Quality Department part measurement results and develop & lead necessary tool grooming plan to achieve full part approval.\nCollaborate with PD Engineers over design of parts, components, and assemblies for use in production tooling and equipment including but not limited to:\nAnalyze Mold flow & FEA results to ensure & include any modifications necessary to the mold.\nQC inspection gages and fixtures.\nReverse engineer machine parts as needed to support production.\nEvaluation of mold production issues and offering of design solutions \n\"Responsible for ensuring all production related processes are in place, supported and being executed prior to handing off to production. 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