Tooling / Mold Engineer

Job Offer: Tooling / Mold Engineer – Automotive Industry

Location: Ibi, Alicante, Spain

Company: RESRG Automotive Ibi

Employment type: Permanent / Full-time

Joining date: February 2026

We are looking for a Tooling / Mold Engineer with extensive field experience in plastic injection molding and proven mold design skills to lead the tooling department and support the mold design phase for new launches, ensuring robust, on-time and on-budget industrialization, coordinated with all relevant departments.

Responsibilities

• Support the technical definition of molds during the RFQ, design, and launch phases.
• Manage internal tooling and/or external mold suppliers.
• Monitor new product launches: Design, manufacturing, testing, validation, and series production start-up.
• Actively participate in Design and Manufacturing (DFM), Moldflow, design reviews, and PMFA.
• Ensure the correct industrialization of the product, optimizing quality, cycle time, scrap, and process robustness.
• Provide on-site technical support during mold testing in industrialization phases.
• Cross functional coordination with Product Design, Processes, Quality, Purchasing, Production, and Suppliers departments.
• Manage engineering changes related to molds.
• Monitor tooling KPIs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Materials, or similar)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in mold engineering for plastic injection molding in automotive industry.
• Demonstrable experience in Injection molding workshop (setup, mold adjustments, troubleshooting), mold design and repair
• Thermoplastic injection molding processes and root cause analysis of incidents.
• Multi-cavity molds, hot runner molds, cold runner molds, inserts knowledge.
• Proficiency in CAD software (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or equivalent).
• Upper-intermediate English (B2–C1): regularly used in an international environment with clients and suppliers.

What Will put you ahead:

• Experience with Moldflow or other simulation tools would be valuable.
• Highly shopfloor-oriented professional with a strong understanding of industrial processes.
• Able to delve into technical details while maintaining a comprehensive project overview.
• Decisive, structured, and technically proficient.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, capable of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Committed to continuous improvement and results-driven.

What we offer

• Professional growth in an international environment.
• Teamwork in a good atmosphere.
• Compensation according to expertise. Training plan provided. Internal promotion opportunities.