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Director of Tooling & Engineering

NPAworldwide
Rochester, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2026
Job Description

  • Work with Project Engineers, overseeing the tooling, engineering, and project management activities of the company.
  • Manage Project Engineers who lead the design, mold build, and qualification activities from first article to customer acceptance to approved production.
  • Track overall project management for new domestic and offshore mold builds, ensuring accountability to costs and profit through tool approval.
  • Collaborate with the Toolroom Manager to manage toolroom operations, including performance to standards and profitability.
  • Be an integral part of the RFQ team to evaluate new opportunities, generate tooling quotations, and identify engineering design and moldability issues with potential new work.
  • Perform and assist in tool design reviews.
  • Run CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.
  • Perform and analyze mold flows.
  • Be familiar with the many types of injection molding resins.
  • Recommend resins to customers suitable for their application.
  • Work with customers on new project opportunities and legacy parts.
  • Create DFMs and analyze those provided by tooling vendors and internal teams.
  • Collaborate with Production and Process Engineering to facilitate process improvements to reduce cycle times, improve tools, improve quality, and reduce production costs of existing and new parts.
  • Provide leadership in achieving state-of-the-art technical capabilities in injection molding and tooling.
  • Drive continuous improvement efforts and lead existing and new lean teams, promoting this through the Engineering and Tooling departments.
  • Multi-task and work successfully in a fast-paced environment, with strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

  • Education: BA or BS with a concentration in Engineering or Management, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience: Ideally 10 years in plastic injection molding and tooling or manufacturing environments.
  • Skills: Ability to communicate with internal and external customers.

Why Is This a Great Opportunity

  • Work with Project Engineers, overseeing the tooling, engineering, and project management activities of the company.
  • Manage Project Engineers who lead the design, mold build, and qualification activities from first article to customer acceptance to approved production.
  • Track overall project management for new domestic and offshore mold builds, ensuring accountability to costs and profit through tool approval.
  • Collaborate with the Toolroom Manager to manage toolroom operations, including performance to standards and profitability.
  • Be an integral part of the RFQ team to evaluate new opportunities, generate tooling quotations, and identify engineering design and moldability issues with potential new work.
  • Perform and assist in tool design reviews.
  • Run CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.
  • Perform and analyze mold flows.
  • Be familiar with the many types of injection molding resins.
  • Recommend resins to customers suitable for their application.
  • Work with customers on new project opportunities and legacy parts.
  • Create DFMs and analyze those provided by tooling vendors and internal teams.
  • Collaborate with Production and Process Engineering to facilitate process improvements to reduce cycle times, improve tools, improve quality, and reduce production costs of existing and new parts.
  • Provide leadership in achieving state-of-the-art technical capabilities in injection molding and tooling.
  • Drive continuous improvement efforts and lead existing and new lean teams, promoting this through the Engineering and Tooling departments.
  • Multi-task and work successfully in a fast-paced environment, with strong attention to detail.

Salary Type : Annual Salary

Salary Min : $ 120000

Salary Max : $ 140000

Currency Type : USD

Salary : $120,000 - $140,000

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