Senior Tooling Design Engineer - Stamping & Forming Expert

Metalsa; Apodaca; On-site; MXN 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Metalsa in Apodaca, Mexico is seeking a Tooling Design Specialist to join our Tooling Design team. You will be the technical authority who reviews, audits and approves forming tool designs before they reach the shop floor, ensuring every die is manufacturable, robust and cost efficient.

You will collaborate with tooling suppliers, plant teams and product/process engineering to optimize geometry, support VAVE and tooling cost reduction, and run simulations or prototype trials to confirm tool

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in forming technology.
• Expert die design skills for stamping and defining the process for a part.
• Proven experience reviewing and approving supplier tooling designs.
• Experience with hot forming, roll forming, tube bending or hydroforming is a plus.
• Experience with chassis or automotive structures is a plus.
• Experience with forming simulation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review, audit and approve tooling designs before they reach the shop floor.
• Collaborate with tooling suppliers on design feedback and technical solutions.
• Run audits at the plant and align teams on tooling requirements.
• Participate in tooling procurement, validating specifications and approving designs.
• Apply the Global Die Construction Standard (GDCS) and feed lessons learned back into it.
• Partner with product and process engineering to optimize part geometry and reduce tooling cost.
• Run simulations, virtual validations or prototype trials to confirm tool meet process requirements.
• Support the shop floor and tool maintenance teams with troubleshooting and adjustments.
• Analyze tool performance data and propose improvements in design, materials or construction methods.

Skills

Die design

Stamping processes

Supplier design review

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

NX

CATIA

AutoCAD

Job description

Metalsa in Apodaca, Mexico is seeking a Tooling Design Specialist to join our Tooling Design team. You will be the technical authority who reviews, audits and approves forming tool designs before they reach the shop floor, ensuring every die is manufacturable, robust and cost efficient.

You will collaborate with tooling suppliers, plant teams and product/process engineering to optimize geometry, support VAVE and tooling cost reduction, and run simulations or prototype trials to confirm tool