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The Tooling Engineer leads the design and development of precision tooling for the production of steel parts. This role requires a technical expert who will bridge the gap between digital design and physical manufacturing. This tooling subject-matter expert will design stamping dies, roll-form tooling, and spin tooling. A deep understanding of material selection, heat treatment, and thermal coatings is critical to success in this role.

Benefits:

• Generous Pay commensurate with experience and/or education and commission.
• Benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, accident, critical care, and short-term & long-term disability insurance
• 401K retirement program with employer match
• Paid holidays, sick and vacation time
• Employee purchase pricing on auto, powersport, and bicycle tires.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent.

• 3 to 7 years of experience in tooling design for steel forming applications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor and Fusion

• Thorough understanding of steel grades and their mechanical properties

• Applied knowledge of heat treating and thermal coating applications

• Experience with stamping, roll forming, and spin forming steel

• Working knowledge of standard drafting practices and GD&T

• Understanding of CNC machining; ability to program CNC is a plus

• Proven experience as a Tooling Engineer or in a similar role, with a strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production workflows.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Tooling Design and Development

• Create complex 3D models and 2D drawings for stamping dies, roll form tooling, and spinning tooling

  • Utilize the latest versions of Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Fusion for CAD modeling and analysis while verifying correctness prior to cutting metal

  • Oversee the transition from design to prototype to production, troubleshooting forming issues in steel components

  • Design other manufacturing related equipment such as jigs, fixtures, gauges, or other needed solutions

  • Support the commissioning of new tooling, including leading the prototype, pilot, and start of production runs

Metallurgy and Material Science

• Select appropriate steel grades based on mechanical properties and wear resistance ensuring the tooling life required for high-volume production

  • Specify heat treating processes for optimal tooling performance

  • Determine requirements for thermal coating of tooling

Process Improvement and Support

• Collaborate with the tool and die technicians and production floor to troubleshoot tooling failures and implement improvements

  • Optimize existing tooling designs for scrap reduction, improved cycle times, and machineability

  • Collaborate with the CNC department to ensure tooling is designed for manufacturing

  • Support design engineers to ensure new products are designed for manufacturing while providing optimal speed to implement new tool designs

  • Assist the tool shop in implementing improvements in organization, inventory of tools, and preventative maintenance practices

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)