Tool Design Engineer (Pressed Metal Parts)

A2z Filtration Specialities; Rewari; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

A2z Filtration Specialities is seeking a tooling and die design engineer to develop complex dies, fixture concepts, and prototyping tooling for sheet metal parts. You will drive manufacturability improvements, conduct feasibility studies, and collaborate across design, toolroom, and production teams.

Expertise in SolidWorks and GD&T, plus deep knowledge of sheet metal processes and materials, are essential. Expect close cross-functional collaboration and continuous tool reliability improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in design of progressive dies, stage tools, line dies, and prototyping fixtures.
• Feasibility studies to optimize material utilization and process efficiency.
• Knowledge of tool steels and coating technologies based on volume and specs.
• Resolve manufacturing issues like wrinkling, tearing, and springback in digital design.
• Collaborate with design for manufacturability to cut tooling costs.
• Support toolroom and production during tool try-outs and ECOs.
• Standardize tooling components and design practices to reduce lead times.

Responsibilities

• Design complex progressive dies and tooling from concept to production-ready drawings.
• Conduct feasibility studies to optimize material use and process efficiency.
• Collaborate with design and production to review components and reduce tooling costs.
• Assist toolroom during try-outs, troubleshoot issues, and implement ECOs.
• Standardize tooling components and practices to improve reliability and lead times.

Skills

CAD/CAM Proficiency

Sheet Metal Knowledge

GD&T Knowledge

Materials understanding

Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

SolidWorks

Logo Press

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1.) Tooling & Die Design:

• Design complex progressive dies, stage tools, line dies, and prototyping fixtures for pressed metals parts from initial concepts to final production-ready drawings.
• Conduct strip layout architecture & feasibility studies to optimize material utilization (scrap reduction) and process efficiency.
• Select appropriate tool steels, coating technologies based on production volume and material specs.

2.) Simulation & Formability Analysis:

• Identify & resolve potential manufacturing issues such as wrinkling, tearing and severe spring back during the digital design phase.

3.) Collaboration & continuous improvement:

• Collaborate with product design (DFM/DFA) to review components design and suggest modification that improve manufacturability & reduce tooling costs.
• Work closely with the toolroom & production teams during tool try-outs, troubleshooting issues, and implementing engineering change orders (ECOs)
• Standardize tooling components & design practices to reduce lead times & improve reliability.

Technical Skills:

• CAD/CAM Proficiency: Advanced expertise in 3D modeling software such as SolidWorks
• Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of sheet metal operations (blanking, piercing, blending, drawing, coining, and embossing).
• GD&T : Strong command of Geometric dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD & T) Principles per ASME Y14.5.
• Materials: Solid Understanding of the behavior of various metals (e.g. High- Strength steel, Aluminum, Stainless steel) during the stamping process.
• Deep knowledge of solid work & logo press.

Soft Skills :

• Excellent problem-solving skills & a hands on approach to troubleshooting toolroom & press shop issues.
• Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams & external vendors.