Die Design Engineer

• Creates a process (routing) of a new tooling production job including all operations needed to produce the customer`s part.
• Processes Direct buy/Subcontract assignments for tooling orders upon completion of the designs.
• Determines sequence and number of die stages in which single or progressive cutting, punching, and forming will be accomplished, and type of dies required to produce a complete part, based on knowledge of dies, forming processes, and machines.
• Organizes and schedules Pre-Design and Process Release meetings.
• Surveys and qualifies outside vendors for designing and building of dies.
• Responsible for customer engineering changes and blueprint revision notifications.
• Responsible for file storage and transfer of die designs and CNC programs.
• Maintains and reviews the Press Specification list.
• Estimates tooling and production costs using customer information, material and labor costs and any outside source work. Inputs all information in ERP System including prices and sources.
• Willing to be trained using Solidworks design software for progressive die and fixture design.
• Follow all applicable safety policies and procedures when working in the plant.
• (May) observe a setup and/or tryout of a newly developed die in a production machine to determine need for re-design or readiness for production use.
• (May) perform shop layouts on placement of equipment in plant departments.
• (May) travel to some customers and vendors (1-2 Days max)

Job Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor`s degree or a Trade School Certificate with a minimum of 10 years` experience in metal stamping, production, tooling and engineering.
• Proficient in Solidworks, Excel, Word, and AutoCAD.
• Accommodation as required for reading computer screens, instruments, blue prints and documents.
• Ability to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.