Senior Tool Design Lead - Progressive Dies & Tooling

OTTO Engineering; Carpentersville (IL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing Bonus

Vacation: 80 hours

Company picnic

Holiday party

Job summary

OTTO Engineering, Inc. in Illinois is seeking a Tool Design Department Supervisor to manage the design process for a job shop, collaborating with Sales, Engineering, and the Tool Room to deliver progressive tooling on time.

You will lead a team of designers and external resources, develop complete tool assemblies using SolidWorks, and guide projects through PLM and ERP systems while meeting customer standards and schedules.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a full-time Tool Designer.
• Toolmaker background strongly preferred.
• Proven experience designing complete tool assemblies using solid modeling software (SolidWorks preferred).
• Experience with LogoPress (SolidWorks add-in) preferred.
• AutoCAD experience with Die Maker add-in preferred.
• Experience with PLM systems and Syteline ERP software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers, Design Manager, and Tool Room Manager to establish design concepts for progressive dies, compound dies, stage tooling, jigs, and fixtures that meet or exceed customer requirements.
• Design and develop progressive metal stamping tools, trim dies, fixtures, and gages for new and existing products.
• Prepare strip layouts, plan views, bills of materials (BOMs), detail drawings, and related documentation.
• Create wire EDM blocks, jigs, fixtures, and other components to improve tool room efficiency and productivity.
• Develop complete tool assembly and component drawings using 3D and 2D design platforms.
• Work from engineering models, piece-part drawings, and assemblies to create accurate and manufacturable designs.
• Order purchased components as required to support tooling builds.
• Implement engineering changes to existing designs and execute ECNs through company business systems.

Skills

Tool design experience

Time management

Collaboration

Leadership

Tools

SolidWorks

LogoPress

AutoCAD (Die Maker add-in)

PLM systems

Syteline ERP

Job description

OTTO Engineering, Inc. in Illinois is seeking a Tool Design Department Supervisor to manage the design process for a job shop, collaborating with Sales, Engineering, and the Tool Room to deliver progressive tooling on time.

You will lead a team of designers and external resources, develop complete tool assemblies using SolidWorks, and guide projects through PLM and ERP systems while meeting customer standards and schedules.