Roles · Manufacturing

AI mold designer

Prepares sketches and blueprints using computer-aided design equipment. Modifies designs to conform with customer specifications and production limitations.

Kenji Ryan“I prepare sketches using computer-aided design equipment.”An example character, not a real person.
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Mold designer · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Prepare sketches using computer-aided design equipment.
  2. Modify designs to conform with customer specifications.
  3. Research production specifications and provide cost estimates.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Commercial and Industrial Designers” (O*NET 27-1021.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
  • Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
  • Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.

Mold designer · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Figma
  • Microsoft Excel

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits