Tooling Engineer

Job Description:

At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life's most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions.

We have an opportunity for a Tooling Engineer to join our Moorpark, CA team. You will be responsible for multiple injection molding tooling projects to support plant wide NPD projects, and continuation engineering activities.

You will:

• Provide budgetary quotes and timing for new injection molding tools.
• Obtain quotes for new tooling, issue purchase orders and manage costs of new tooling.
• Review 3D models of product design and drive design changes for improved product performance, decreased cycle times and increasing tooling life.
• Perform tooling design review and interface with product engineers for design changes ensuring new tools conform to Pentair tooling standards.
• Perform mold flow analysis.
• Review hot runner and unscrewing mold designs.
• Calculate press tonnage, cycle times, and piece part pricing.
• Monitor tooling builds timeline, managing engineering changes.
• Travel to overseas tooling shops as required for design review and final part run off.
• Prioritize activities and perform program management activities.
• Coordinates sampling, metrology requests, and changes to tooling when it arrives on site.
• Lead and attend meetings related to projects.
• Be actively involved in safety, 5S, and housekeeping within the team.
• Participate in lean processes in order to improve plant layout, process flow, and labor efficiency while implementing state of the art ergonomic and safety standards.
• Participate in warranty and cost reduction efforts.
• Liaison between design engineering and manufacturing on new products and product changes.