Tooling Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assumes full responsibility for program tooling.
• Design and coordinate the building of tools and fixtures and oversees their implementation into production; provides advice on feasibility, cost and practicality of designs.
• Performs duties and responsibilities as a team player.
• Oversees and approves the design, build, and installation of tooling for new programs
• Supports PSW and Prototype builds with Design engineers and Program managers
• Develop mechanical drawings using AutoCAD 2D & 3D modeling with basic tool making methods
• Responsible for process FMEA and keeps current with product changes.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans and changeover Job Instructions for tooling
• Coordinate program timing with Program Manager, AME and AQE’s
• Coordinate engineering changes and establish production feasibility of designs working with tooling subcontractors and Manufacturing Engineering
• Conduct design reviews internally and with customers and vendors, and act as liaison between design engineering, program management, quality department, purchasing department and tooling subcontractors
• Oversees and approves the design, build, and installation of tooling for new programs
• Supports PSW and Prototype builds with Design engineers and
  Program managers
• Develop mechanical drawings using AutoCAD 2D & 3D modeling
  with basic tool making methods
• Responsible for process FMEA and keeps current with product
  changes.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans and
  changeover Job Instructions for tooling
• Coordinate program timing with Program Manager, AME and AQE’s
• Coordinate engineering changes and establish production feasibility of designs working with tooling subcontractors and Manufacturing Engineering
• Conduct design reviews internally and with customers and vendors, and act as liaison between design engineering, program management, quality department, purchasing department and tooling subcontractors
• Focus on costing

Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with 2 years Tool Design experience or Journeyman’s Tool and Die Makers Certificate with 6 years equivalent related experience
• Ability to evaluate and negotiate price quotes and cost changes to purchase orders
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communicational skills required
• Knowledge of 8D, DOE, GD&T, ECM, CAD, TPM, DFMEA, and PFMEA