Tool and Die Engineer

Role Summary
   The Tool and Die Engineer provides technical ownership for the design, development, improvement, and lifecycle support of production tooling used in a heavy manufacturing environment. This engineer translates product and process requirements 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.

Required
• 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 work safely and effectively in office, shop-floor, tool-room, and equipment installation environments.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred
• Experience designing or supporting progressive, transfer, blanking, piercing, forming, or similar production dies.
• Experience with weld fixtures, assembly fixtures, inspection gauges, hydraulic or pneumatic components, and mechanical automation.
• Knowledge of tool steels, heat treatment, coatings, wear surfaces, purchased die components, machining methods, and tool-room practices.
• Experience with finite element analysis, forming simulation, tolerance-analysis software, or product lifecycle management systems.
• Familiarity with PFMEA, control plans, capability studies, MSA, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma methods.
• Experience managing tooling suppliers, fabrication partners, budgets, schedules, and acceptance runoffs.

Leadership and Behavioral Expectations
• Prioritizes safety and designs risk out of tooling, setup, operation, maintenance, and repair activities.
• Engages directly at the Gemba and builds credibility through practical, technically sound support.
• Uses structured thinking, engineering discipline, and data to solve problems and make decisions.
• Collaborates across functions, communicates early, and aligns stakeholders before implementing changes.
• Owns issues through closure and balances immediate production needs with long-term tooling reliability.
• Protects drawing accuracy, revision control, and technical standards with consistent attention to detail.
• Shares knowledge and helps strengthen the technical capability of the tool room and manufacturing organization.

Position Impact This role directly influences employee safety, tooling reliability, product quality, equipment uptime, launch readiness, and manufacturing cost. Success is reflected in durable and maintainable tooling, accurate engineering documentation, stable production processes, faster issue resolution, reduced tooling-related loss, and effective execution of new and improved…