Plastic Engineer (Prod Design & Development)

Key Responsibilities

• Derive detailed engineering designs for plastic and metal cabinet parts from industrial design (ID) concepts.
• Develop prototypes, evaluate performance, and support R&D and tooling activities across different stages of product development.
• Design and develop sheet metal and plastic components for production readiness.
• Perform engineering modelling and CAD drawing preparation, including PLM documentation.
• Coordinate with external vendors for prototyping, tooling, and development activities.
• Prepare and manage Bill of Materials (BOM) for products.
• Design and development of product lighting and assemblies
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth execution during all development phases.
• Willing to take responsibility to travel for mould trail, FPA and product integration and validation

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of Plastic injection mould design and construction.
• Familiarity with injection moulding processing parameters.
• Knowledge of various plastic materials and their applications.
• Strong understanding of sheet metal design and fabrication processes.
• Proficiency in CAD modelling ( Solidworks preffered) and engineering drawings
• Good knowledge in DFMEA, DFM&A
• Good knowledge in GD&T and stack-up tolerance
• Better understanding of mould flow analysis and FEA is an added advantage
• Technical Knowledge & SkillsTC Windchill preffered) and engineering documentation practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelores degree in Mechanical Engineering / product design/ mould design /equivalent.
• Relevant experience in product design and development (plastic and sheet metal components preferred).
• Hands on Experience in manufacturing or product development environment will be an advantage