Senior Tooling Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026. Mattel scores B on the Alion truth index.
CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard-when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
The Team:
The mission of the Vendor Development & Optimization Department is to develop a single source of truth for Co-man vendors. Sr. Tooling Engineer is a core technical role responsible for tool validation, technical problem-solving, and continuous tooling improvement for injection molding production. Also, provide on the overall process control, optimization, standardization, and continuous improvement of the plastic injection molding.
The Opportunity:
The Senior Tooling Engineer is responsible for tool validation, technical problem-solving, and continuous tooling improvement for injection molding production.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Technical & Engineering Excellence
- Provide engineering standardization for co-man vendors.
- To support co-man vendors to drive for improvements such as reduce throw-off, optimize the cycle time and improve output
- Provide technical training to improve the technical molding skillsets
- Enhance the Mold Qualification buy-off at vendor site and tool build vendor to improve the tool quality
Leadership & Team Development
- Provide technical leadership and management for co-man vendors engineering team.
- Work closely with Co-man Team, MOA Engineering Team, O/O plants & Co-man vendors
- Build a structured team training system to upgrade the overall technical competency of process engineers.
- Foster a high-execution technical team culture and cultivate independent problem-solving capabilities.
Cross-Functional Influence
- Act as the core technical interface and key influencer across multi-functional teams including production, quality, engineering and tooling vendors.
- Proactively align process standardization such as “Best Practice with O/O plants”
- Support location includes China, Vietnam and India plus O/O plant - Montoi Bricks
Budget Control
- Manage the OH & deliver saving to the company
Culture & Continuous Improvement
- Establish a LEAN culture and drive continuous improvement in daily activities
What We’re Looking For:
- A molding technical engineer with deep expertise in injection molding engineering.
- Can solve the molding problem in co-man vendors.
- Able to identify improvement ideas and working with the team to implement the application in production run
- Engineering Background with solid hand-on experience in Injection Molding Process.
- Prefer to have Mattel working experience
- Understand the Scientific Molding Method and be able to apply and set up the injection molding process
- Strong communication skills and able to work effectively as part of a team.
- Good English specking and writing skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills, good communication skills and project management capacity
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:
- We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
- We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
- We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.
Our Approach to Flexible Work:
We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.
Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.
Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.
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Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment.
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