Tooling Engineer- Plano

Location: Plano, IL

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: $90000 - $110000

Posted: 2026-08-10 Tooling Engineer - Plastics Schedule: Full-time, onsite, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Pay: $90,000-$105,000, based on experience

Travel: 10%-20%

Position Summary: Our client is seeking a Plastics Tooling Engineer to design, develop, validate, and improve molds and tooling used to manufacture plastic components. This role supports new-product launches, production troubleshooting, engineering changes, cost reduction, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities: Design molds, tooling, and fixtures for plastic-component production. Create and modify designs using Solid Works, AutoCAD, CATIA, or comparable CAD software. Interpret blueprints, technical drawings, tolerances, and tooling specifications. Coordinate mold design, fabrication, testing, and revisions with outside tool shops. Support tooling projects from design through build, validation, launch, and production. Conduct tooling trials and evaluate quality, performance, repeatability, and cycle time. Troubleshoot tooling and injection-molding issues affecting production. Implement changes that improve tooling efficiency, reliability, performance, and cost. Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and New Product Development. Maintain tooling drawings, specifications, test results, and engineering documentation. Manage multiple projects, priorities, budgets, and deadlines. Mentor junior engineers and skilled-trades employees. Approximately 10%-20% travel may be required to support U.S. facilities, vendors, and suppliers, with possible annual travel to China. Required

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field. Five or more years of tooling design and development experience in plastics manufacturing. Strong knowledge of injection molding, mold design, tooling materials, and related manufacturing processes. Proficiency with Solid Works, AutoCAD, or comparable 3D CAD software. Strong blueprint-reading and technical-drawing interpretation skills. Understanding of steel, aluminum, plastics, CNC machining, and casting. Strong troubleshooting, project-management, and communication skills. Experience collaborating with suppliers and outside tool shops. Preferred

Qualifications: CATIA experience. Injection-mold design and validation experience. New-product introduction experience. Experience coordinating projects with domestic and international tool shops. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.