Mold Design Engineer

Kopp Glass, a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of high-performance, custom glass products, is seeking to hire a Mold Design Engineer responsible for developing, implementing, and managing mold design parameters and resources for integration into the manufacturing process. This person manages tooling design projects through CAD modeling and gated Quality Management System (QMS) procedures based on production scheduling, verifying Kopp’s ability to adhere to drawing requirements or customer criteria. Furthermore, the Mold Design Engineer is responsible for supporting Sales, Production and Purchasing related to the manufacturability of products and product documentation verifying Kopp’s ability to translate Voice of Customer into Voice of Process requirements through the design process. This is a fully onsite position that will be responsible for performing job functions in Swissvale, PA (15218). 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Project manages the design and development of new tooling, working cross functionally to ensure all customer requirements are met while designing for efficient production yield. Executes tooling design and management of tooling activities cross functionally.  
• Complete AutoCAD and modeling outcomes for tooling projects including new tooling, new tooling components, or machining drawings for design execution. 
• Organizes and creates tooling drawings and CNC machine code to ensure all critical design features are captured and documented appropriately through a phase gated process. 
• Analyzes and resolves product related issues and sets up methods of prevention for future occurrences (root cause analysis and corrective action). 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering from an accredited engineering school; Master’s degree preferred 
• Up to 5 years’ experience in manufacturing environment. Prior supervisory experience is preferred but not required.  
• Familiarity with metallurgy, fabrication and machining tools a plus 
• CAD/CAM experience as well as basic CMM skills 
• Lean Manufacturing training, Manufacturing Enterprise System and product/process documentation or experience preferred (Six Sigma Green Belt preferred)

Access to our facility (and therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes.