Lead Tooling Engineer - Wax & Ceramic Tooling

The Judge Group; Muskegon Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Full benefits package

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking a Lead Engineer - Tooling in Muskegon, MI. The role focuses on tooling design, development, and maintenance for wax injection and ceramic core tooling, with cross-functional leadership across manufacturing and engineering teams.

The candidate will leverage CAD, tooling simulation, mold flow analysis, and FEA to set tooling standards, qualify suppliers, and drive predictive maintenance and digital tooling initiatives in a multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Extensive experience with wax injection tooling and/or ceramic core tooling.
• Demonstrated expertise in tooling design, manufacturing, maintenance, or process engineering.
• Strong understanding of tool steels, heat treatment, machining processes, dimensional tolerancing, and tooling wear mechanisms.
• Knowledge of tool steel metallurgy, vacuum heat treatment, tool coatings, and advanced surface engineering technologies.
• Experience developing tooling standards for multi-site manufacturing organizations.
• Familiarity with CAD, tooling simulation, mold flow analysis, and finite element analysis.
• Experience qualifying tooling suppliers and developing supplier engineering specifications.
• Knowledge of precision machining, EDM, and advanced tooling manufacturing technologies.
• Experience implementing predictive maintenance or digital tooling management systems.
• Experience leading enterprise best practice initiatives and technology roadmaps.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Project management experience leading large, cross-functional technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead tooling design and development projects for wax and ceramic tooling.
• Develop and implement tooling standards across multiple sites.
• Qualify tooling suppliers and specify supplier requirements.
• Utilize CAD, tooling simulation, mold flow, and FEA to optimize designs.
• Drive predictive maintenance and digital tooling initiatives.
• Lead enterprise initiatives and technology roadmaps.

Skills

Wax tooling

Ceramic tooling

Tooling design

Manufacturing engineering

Process engineering

Tool steels

Heat treatment

Machining processes

Dimensional tolerancing

Tooling wear mechanisms

Tool steel metallurgy

Vacuum heat treatment

Tool coatings

Surface engineering technologies

Predictive maintenance

Digital tooling management

Six Sigma

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

CAD

Tooling simulation

Mold flow analysis

Finite element analysis

EDM

Job description

The Judge Group is seeking a Lead Engineer - Tooling in Muskegon, MI. The role focuses on tooling design, development, and maintenance for wax injection and ceramic core tooling, with cross-functional leadership across manufacturing and engineering teams.

The candidate will leverage CAD, tooling simulation, mold flow analysis, and FEA to set tooling standards, qualify suppliers, and drive predictive maintenance and digital tooling initiatives in a multi-site environment.