Tool and Die Engineer

into safe, robust, maintainable tooling solutions, including dies, fixtures, gauges, jigs, and related mechanical systems. The role combines engineering analysis, detailed drawing development, hands-on troubleshooting, and close partnership with the tool room and plant teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

Core

1. Tool and Die Design and Engineering

• ◆Design, develop, and improve stamping dies, forming tools, weld fixtures, assembly fixtures, gauges, jigs, and related production tooling.
• ◆Create and maintain complete mechanical drawings, layouts, specifications, bills of material, tolerances, and revision-controlled engineering records.
• ◆Apply dimensional tolerancing, fit, material selection, heat treatment, wear, strength, manufacturability, and maintainability principles to tooling designs.
• ◆Perform engineering calculations and design reviews to confirm that tooling meets application, equipment, safety, quality, and production requirements.
• ◆Convert product drawings, models, and process needs into practical tooling concepts that can be fabricated, assembled, commissioned, and maintained.

2. Tooling Improvement and Production Support

• ◆Provide hands-on engineering support for tooling failures, dimensional variation, excessive wear, setup concerns, scrap, downtime, and chronic production constraints.
• ◆Lead structured root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions for recurring tooling and process issues.
• ◆Improve tool life, changeover performance, process repeatability, ergonomics, part quality, and equipment uptime through engineered modifications.
• ◆Partner with operators, toolmakers, maintenance technicians, manufacturing engineers, and quality personnel to validate solutions at the point of use.
• ◆Use shop-floor observations and operating data to prioritize tooling risks and improvement opportunities.

3. New Tooling, Launch and Commissioning

• ◆Develop technical

and design concepts for new or replacement tooling that supports product launches, capacity changes, and process improvements.

• ✓Support make-versus-buy evaluations, supplier technical reviews, quotations, and tooling procurement decisions.
• ✓Coordinate design reviews, fabrication follow-up, tryouts, runoffs, capability studies, and production acceptance.
• ✓Confirm that new tooling meets approved drawings, safety requirements, quality standards, cycle-time expectations, and maintenance needs before release.
• ✓Document open issues, corrective actions, and final acceptance criteria through launch and handoff.

4. Drawing Control and Engineering Change

• ✓Own tooling drawings and technical documentation from concept through release, revision, and obsolescence.
• ✓Ensure drawing packages accurately define dimensions, tolerances, materials, commercial components, assembly relationships, and critical characteristics.
• ✓Control tooling changes through the established engineering change process and verify updates before production release.
• ✓Maintain alignment among product drawings, tooling designs, inspection methods, setup documentation, and actual shop-floor conditions.
• ✓Protect reusable design knowledge by standardizing drawing practices, preferred components, design rules, and lessons learned.

5. Reliability, Maintenance and Technical Standards

• ✓Develop preventive-maintenance requirements, wear limits, inspection points, spare-parts recommendations, and rebuild criteria for critical tooling.
• ✓Partner with the tool room and maintenance team to plan repairs, rebuilds, and reliability improvements based on production risk and tooling condition.
• ✓Establish and sustain technical standards for tooling safety, design, fabrication, storage, setup, maintenance, and documentation.
• ✓Support tooling audits and risk reviews, and close identified gaps with documented corrective action.
• ✓Train toolmakers, technicians, operators, and engineers on new tooling, design intent, critical features, setup requirements, and care expectations.

6. Continuous Improvement and Project Execution

• ✓Lead or support tooling projects that reduce scrap, downtime, setup time, outside repair cost, and operational risk.
• ✓Apply Lean methods, structured problem-solving, and data analysis to eliminate chronic loss and improve process capability.
• ✓Develop project scope, timing, cost estimates, risk assessments, and implementation plans for assigned tooling initiatives.
• ✓Communicate project status, technical risks, decisions, and resource needs clearly to stakeholders.
• ✓Complete projects with disciplined follow-through, validated results, and accurate closeout documentation.

• ✓Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering with a strong mechanical focus, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• ✓Minimum of 3 years of relevant engineering experience in tooling, tool and die, mechanical design, manufacturing engineering, or a closely related heavy manufacturing role.
• ✓Demonstrated experience reading, interpreting, creating, and revising detailed mechanical drawings and three-dimensional models.
• ✓Experience supporting heavy manufacturing processes and production equipment, such as metal forming, stamping, fabrication, welding, machining, or large-scale assembly.
• ✓Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, tolerance stack-up, mechanics, materials, and design for manufacturability.
• ✓Proficiency with three-dimensional CAD and two-dimensional drafting software; able to develop production-ready drawing packages.
• ✓Experience troubleshooting tooling or mechanical systems in a production environment and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• ✓Ability to