Magna Engineered Glass: Senior Tooling Engineer

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The Tool Engineer at Magna Engineered Glass is responsible for leading the technical development, procurement, validation, and continuous improvement of tooling used in the manufacture of encapsulated glass automotive windows. This role ensures all tooling (prototype, soft-tool, and production) is designed, built, sampled, and approved in compliance with Magna, customer, regulatory, and safety standards. The position requires specialized expertise in injection molding of encapsulated glass, including mold design, material behavior, glass loading, adhesion performance, sealing, and overmold processes.

The Tool Engineer collaborates with Product Engineering, Program Management, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Tooling Suppliers (domestic and international) to ensure world class tool builds, robust manufacturability, and flawless launch execution.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:`

• Tooling Development & Standards
  • Maintain and apply corporate tooling standards for injection molded encapsulation tools.
  • Identify, evaluate, and maintain qualified tooling suppliers with demonstrated capability in encapsulated glass molding, including vertical presses, robot assisted glass loading, and automated demold.
  • Develop and validate new tooling processes including:
    • Encapsulation overmold of automotive glass
    • Dynamic pressure pad systems
    • Magnetized bezel or stiffener insert molding
    • Soft seal tooling and integrated glass fixturing systems
  • Lead mold design reviews; verify parting lines, gating, runner systems (hot & cold), steel selection, shrink rates, cooling strategy, and texturing requirements.
    • Ensure tool designs incorporate requirements for glass edge protection, dimensional stability, adhesion performance, and sealing surfaces.
    • Maintain complete data retention: 2D/3D tool designs, CMM reports, process sheets, hot runner data, and material/manifold documentation.
• Manufacturability & Product Integration
  • Evaluate new product quotes for feasibility of glass encapsulation molding, including:
    • Glass edge tolerances and flatness
    • Cross section design for seals, beads, and retention features
    • Adhesion and overmold bonding requirements
    • Gate location impact on flow induced stresses in glass and polymer
  • Collaborate with Designers, Program Managers, Tooling Suppliers, and Project Engineers to ensure product design supports robust encapsulation manufacturability.
    • Participate in product design reviews to confirm draft, shut offs, retention geometry, gaging datums, and warp/shrink predictions meet customer specifications.
• Tool Build Management & Launch
  • Prepare, manage, and approve tooling quotes for encapsulation tools within the corporate system.
  • Track tool builds through timing plans, supplier visits, milestone reviews, and PPAP readiness.
  • Lead sampling and launch of new tools including: