The Role:

" Be a significant contributor to a world-class vehicle engineering team by supporting with plastics tool expertise and owning polymer-related aspects from part design for manufacturing (DFM) phase to product launch

" Consultation with design engineers and suppliers throughout product development process, advising on process and tooling feasibility, DFM, efficiency and cost

" Evaluation of flow studies and mold designs before tool approval and kick-off

" Ensuring plastic tooling is compliant with Lucid Tool Standards

" Methodical approach to documentation

" Support of internal non-engineering teams and representation of Lucid material team in communication with suppliers (incl. on-site visits)

Qualifications:

" B.S.in polymer engineering or related field, or equivalent proven experience

" 5+ years' experience, evaluating DFM and injection molding tool designs

" Excellent knowledge of injection tooling, including technologies such as in-mold decoration, foaming, overmolding, back-injection, vario-thermal processes

" Experience with DFM process for automotive A-surface parts

" Experience with flow simulation software (Autodesk MoldFlow)

" Proven hands-on experience with plastic injection molding process, including process optimization

" Exemplary verbal and written communication skills

" Able to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% if needed

Advantageous:

" Worked in automotive development environment, ideally through complete product development process

" Hands-on experience with creation of MoldFlow studies, first tool trials, and tool approvals

" Experience with tool should costing to understand tool cost impact of part design choices

" Experience with other plastic manufacturing processes and their tooling (e.g. blow molding, thermal forming, vacuum forming, compression molding, slush molding)