HPDC Tooling Engineer — Onsite, Relocation Available

Ashton North LLC; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Ashton North LLC seeks an experienced Tooling Engineer for their High Pressure Die Casting operation in Northeast Wisconsin. The role is onsite and focused on development, design, troubleshooting, maintenance and continuous improvement of HPDC dies used in a high-volume automotive environment.

The successful candidate will collaborate with production, engineering and tooling suppliers to resolve tooling issues, improve uptime and die life, and drive quality improvements across tooling processes.

Qualifications

• Direct High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) tooling experience.
• Experience working with HPDC dies/tooling in an actual manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of die design and tooling.
• Proficiency with CAD.
• Experience troubleshooting and modifying dies.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, modify and maintain high-pressure die casting tooling.
• Troubleshoot tooling and die-related issues directly within a production environment.
• Analyze tooling downtime and dimensional data and develop corrective solutions.
• Support improvements involving: die filling, thermal balance, venting, die life, cooling/water systems, tooling reliability, dimensional repeatability.
• Create and maintain tooling CAD, drawings, revisions and spare-part documentation.
• Support new tool builds, modifications, cavity replacements and die components.
• Work with tooling suppliers and internal manufacturing teams.
• Participate in tooling design reviews and technical problem-solving.
• Support PPAP and manufacturing acceptance activities.

Skills

HPDC tooling experience

HPDC dies/tooling in manufacturing

Die design

CAD

Troubleshooting dies

Communication

Education

Associate degree or equivalent technical education OR Journeyman Tool & Die Maker background

Tools

Siemens NX/CATIA/SolidWorks

CMM/dimensional data

Job description

Ashton North LLC seeks an experienced Tooling Engineer for their High Pressure Die Casting operation in Northeast Wisconsin. The role is onsite and focused on development, design, troubleshooting, maintenance and continuous improvement of HPDC dies used in a high-volume automotive environment.

The successful candidate will collaborate with production, engineering and tooling suppliers to resolve tooling issues, improve uptime and die life, and drive quality improvements across tooling processes.