Molding and Tooling Engineer
Company: Sonos Inc
Location: Santa Barbara
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for
our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other.
As part of the Sonos team, you'll collaborate with people of all
styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while
fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered
to do the best work of their lives.This role is a hybrid
positionThis position is considered hybrid, allowing for a
combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified
applicants must live within commuting distance of our Boston, MA or
Santa Barbara, CA office locations and should expect to be in
office approximately 1-3 days per week. We will also consider
remote based for a very qualified candidate that will come into the
office once every 1-2 months for a week.#LI-HybridAs the Molding
and Tooling Engineer you will be responsible for delivery and
validation of lead molding processing development and fabrication
tooling designs for new product developments and secondary
operations. You will work with Mechanical Engineers, Supply Chain
Management and Supply Quality Engineers to identify supply base
vendors, fabrication technologies and create tooling designs to
deliver high volume, high value consumer products with demanding
cosmetic requirements. Using your extensive experience, you will
investigate and implement industry best practices in molding
process, tool design, construction and validation across a range of
material and process requirements including plastic molding, metal
part fabrication and decorative processes. You will directly manage
the tool design, development and qualification of molding and
tooling designs required to deliver new product designs and support
manufacturing capacity.What You'll Do:
- Recommend material choices to meet mechanical, CMF
(Color/Materials/Finish), Industrial Design and Operations
requirements. Collaborate with Product Design, Industrial Design,
and Mechanical Process Engineering teams to support product
development.
- Experience with setting up, running and troubleshooting
injection molding machines preferred.
- Ability to establish injection molding process window and cycle
times.
- Provide feedback to all teams on part and manufacturing
concerns with design requirements.
- Drive analytical modeling and analysis of tooling concepts and
design through use of Plastic Flow simulation tools to provide
upfront design feedback (Moldflow or MoldEx3D).
- Create DFM (Design for Manufacturing) documents that include
gating, parting lines, ejection locations, actions, thin steel
conditions, design considerations to be provided to Mechanical
engineers and suppliers.
- Work directly with Quality organization to provide feedback on
dimensional information, FAI, Cp and Cpk.
- Visit suppliers for onsite tool and part processing reviews,
audit suppliers for plastic and metal parts and evaluate their
capabilities, explore new manufacturing processes and materials and
help standardize tooling practices and process controls across
SONOS supplier base.
- Manage multiple development programs at once.
- Provide feedback into program schedules and risks.
- Provide feedback to the GSM team on tool prices, lead times,
production cycle times, tool cavitation and expected yields.
- Mentor and develop mechanical engineers and junior tooling
engineers in the area of plastic material selection and part
design.What You'll Need:
- Bachelor's degree in Plastics or Polymer Engineering and
Mold/Tool Design, Material Science and Engineering or related
field
- 6 years experience in plastics part and tool designMinimum
Skills Required
- Experience with engineering grade plastic resins
- Experience with tight tolerance tooling and resolving out of
spec issues.
- Proficient with GD&T, SPC, DOE and Six Sigma
techniques
- Experience in plastic molding, metal casting, metal extrusion
and metal stamping.
- Knowledge of plastic processes of 2-shot molding, IMD, IML, and
insert molding.
- Knowledge of secondary processes such as machining and
decorating (anodizing, plating, painting).
- Experience working with suppliers in Asia
- Experience with CAD software (Pro/Engineer or Siemens NX solid
modeling)Research shows that candidates from underrepresented
backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the
criteria. If you don't have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly
encourage you to apply if interested.Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is
unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa
for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to
work for any US employer, both now and in the future.At Sonos we
consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation,
which may lead individual compensation to vary depending on job
related qualifications, skills, and experience. All full time
employees are eligible for merit increases, discretionary bonuses,
and equity. Our job postings may span more than one career level
and the base pay range may be modified in the future based on
changing market conditions. The starting base pay for this role for
all US candidates is between: $101,000 and $112,700Please note that
compensation details listed in US job postings reflect the base
salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.We also
offer a comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility
in mind to help support the health, wealth, and overall well-being
of our employees. Regular full time employees in the US are
eligible for benefits on day one, including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting
- An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity
to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals
required
- 80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually
- Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year
- 12 weeks of paid Bonding Leave following the birth or adoption
of a new child, plus up to an additional 12 weeks of Medical Leave
for birthing parents under our Short Term Disability policy
- Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D,
Accident, and Pet Insurance
- Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being
- A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on
us!For a holistic overview of our benefits, please visit .Note: No
amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such
amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and
availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of
compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular
employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until
paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion,
consistent with the law.Your profile will be reviewed and you'll
hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos we take the time to
hire right and appreciate your patience.Notice to U.S. Job
Applicants: Sonos is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate
qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,
veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.Follow
the links to review the and its . Sonos is committed to working
with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a
disability for any part of the employment process, please send an
e-mail to accommodations@sonos.com and let us know the nature of
your request and your contact information.
Keywords: Sonos Inc, Santa Maria , Molding and Tooling Engineer, Engineering , Santa Barbara, California
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