Vulcanization Tooling Design Engineer

VAT Group; Sennwald; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT Group in Switzerland is seeking a Design Engineer specialized in vulcanization tooling to join our advanced manufacturing team. You will design tooling, fixtures, and production solutions to support new product industrialization and ongoing process improvements.

Collaborating with Production, NPI, Process Engineering and Quality Assurance, you will ensure quality, efficiency, and compliance while driving standardization of tooling concepts and best-practice methods across the organization.

Qualifications

• Vocational training in design/tooling fields.
• Experience in tool/fixture/manufacturing equipment design.
• Good German and English written/spoken skills.
• Proficient with CAD and manufacturing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop vulcanization tools and fixtures.
• Optimize tooling concepts for quality and cost.
• Create CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and docs.
• Lead design projects meeting time and cost targets.
• Support NPI and industrialization through serial production.
• Analyze processes and implement improvements.
• Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Collaborate with Production, NPI, Process Engineering, QA.
• Drive standardization of tooling concepts and best practices.

Skills

German language

English language

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

Technical vocational training (Design Engineer / Polymechanic / Toolmaker)

HF Mechanical Engineering Technician

Tools

TopSolid 7

MS Office

ERP systems

CAD software

Job description

VAT Group in Switzerland is seeking a Design Engineer specialized in vulcanization tooling to join our advanced manufacturing team. You will design tooling, fixtures, and production solutions to support new product industrialization and ongoing process improvements.

Collaborating with Production, NPI, Process Engineering and Quality Assurance, you will ensure quality, efficiency, and compliance while driving standardization of tooling concepts and best-practice methods across the organization.