Vulcanization Tooling Architect for NPI

VAT Vakuumventile AG; Haag; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT Vakuumventile AG in Haag, St. Gallen, CH is seeking an experienced professional to design and develop vulcanization tools and fixtures.

You will create CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and documentation, while driving tooling improvements to enhance quality, stability, and cost efficiency across manufacturing operations. The role requires several years of tool design experience, strong CAD skills (TopSolid 7 preferred), and fluency in German and English, with a structured, proactive work style

Qualifications

• Completed technical vocational training as a Design Engineer, Polymechanic, Toolmaker, or a comparable technical discipline.
• German and English skills written and spoken.
• Further education in Mechanical Engineering or related fields is advantageous.
• Several years of experience designing tools, fixtures, or manufacturing equipment, preferably in plastics, elastomer, or vulcanization technology.
• Strong CAD proficiency, ideally TopSolid 7, and understanding of manufacturing processes and production operations.
• Independent, structured, solution-oriented work style with high initiative and quality awareness.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop vulcanization tools, fixtures, and technical solutions for manufacturing operations.
• Optimize tooling concepts to improve quality, stability, and cost efficiency.
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.
• Independently manage design projects while meeting quality, cost, and timeline objectives.
• Support NPI and industrialization projects through serial production.
• Analyze manufacturing processes and implement improvements to productivity and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with Production, NPI, Process Engineering, Product Development, Quality Assurance, and external partners.
• Contribute to standardization of tooling concepts and best-practice implementations.

Skills

Tool design

CAD proficiency

Mechatronics awareness

Drilling into plastics/ vulcanization

German language

English language

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Design Engineer training or equivalent

HF Mechanical Engineering Technician (advantage)

Tool design/Manufacturing education

Tools

TopSolid 7

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

VAT Vakuumventile AG in Haag, St. Gallen, CH is seeking an experienced professional to design and develop vulcanization tools and fixtures.

You will create CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and documentation, while driving tooling improvements to enhance quality, stability, and cost efficiency across manufacturing operations. The role requires several years of tool design experience, strong CAD skills (TopSolid 7 preferred), and fluency in German and English, with a structured, proactive work style