Position: Plastic Trim Tooling & Mold Flow Engineer

Industry: Automotive / Automotive Engineering

Experience: 2–8 Years

Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Work Mode: Onsite

Qualification: BE / B.Tech in Mechanical / Plastic / Polymer / Production Engineering

Job Summary

We are looking for skilled Plastic Trim Tooling & Mold Flow Engineers with 2–8 years of experience in the automotive domain. The candidate will be responsible for plastic component design feasibility, injection mould tooling development, mold flow analysis, and validation of automotive plastic parts.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in injection moulding processes, plastic component design, tooling design, and mold flow simulation for automotive interior and exterior components.

Key Responsibilities

- Work on plastic trim component tooling and mold flow engineering activities for automotive projects.
- Perform mold flow analysis to evaluate material flow, filling patterns, cooling, and warpage.
- Analyze and optimize injection moulding parameters to improve component quality.
- Review plastic component designs for tooling feasibility and manufacturability.
- Support injection mould design, tooling development, and validation activities.
- Evaluate gate locations, runner systems, cooling channels, and ejection mechanisms.
- Identify potential moulding defects such as sink marks, weld lines, air traps, warpage, and shrinkage.




- Recommend design and process modifications to overcome moulding-related issues.
- Coordinate with Product Design, Tool Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supplier teams.
- Support tool trials, mould validation, and production feasibility activities.
- Prepare mold flow simulation reports and technical documentation.
- Ensure plastic components meet automotive quality, dimensional, and functional requirements.

Required Technical Skills
- Solid understanding of plastic component design and injection moulding processes.
- Hands-on experience in mold flow analysis and simulation.
- Knowledge of injection mould tooling design and development.
- Understanding of gate design, runner systems, cooling systems, and ejection mechanisms.
- Experience in identifying and resolving moulding defects.
- Knowledge of plastic materials, polymers, shrinkage, and warpage behaviour.
- Understanding of DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and DFA principles.
- Knowledge of GD&T; and engineering drawings.
- Working knowledge of CAD tools such as CATIA V5/V6, Siemens NX or Creo.

Preferred Software Skills Candidates with experience in the following software will be preferred:
- Autodesk Moldflow

- Moldex3D

- CATIA V5 / V6

- Siemens NX

- Creo

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

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