Senior Tooling Engineer: Automotive Tooling & Launch Lead

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS); Oregon (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) seeks a hands-on Senior Tooling Engineer to lead tooling development, design, manufacturing support, and continuous improvement in an automotive environment. You will manage tool concepts, specifications, budgets, and supplier coordination from concept through production launch.

The ideal candidate has strong tool design, compression molding tooling, and project-management experience, plus the ability to work with tool shops and manufacturing operations across

Qualifications

• Significant experience in tooling engineering, tool design, tooling development, or tooling manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of automotive manufacturing processes and production tooling.
• Experience managing tooling projects, including design, fabrication, cost estimation, and implementation.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, CAD models, and technical specifications.
• Strong understanding of machining processes, tooling components, fixtures, and manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with external tooling suppliers and tool shops.

Responsibilities

• Develop tooling concepts, designs, and technical specifications for prototype and production applications.
• Manage tooling design, development, fabrication, testing, and implementation.
• Review and analyze tooling specifications, engineering drawings, CAD models, and manufacturing requirements.
• Support the design and development of compression molding tools, fixtures, jigs, gauges, and related production tooling.
• Evaluate tooling designs for manufacturability, efficiency, quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Apply tooling standards, engineering best practices, and continuous improvement principles.
• Conduct tooling trials, test runs, and validation activities to ensure proper operation and production readiness.
• Identify tooling problems and recommend design modifications or corrective actions.
• Manage tooling projects from concept through completion, ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and technical requirements.
• Track tooling program progress and coordinate design, fabrication, and implementation activities.
• Support RFQ processes, tooling cost estimates, and supplier evaluations.
• Develop and maintain tooling matrices, project documentation, and cost tracking.
• Monitor tooling expenditures and work with Program Management to maintain project budgets.
• Coordinate engineering changes and tooling modifications throughout the product development process.
• Work closely with external tool shops and suppliers to ensure tooling quality, delivery, and performance.

Skills

Tool Design

Compression Molding

Tooling Development

Project Management

AutoCAD

Supplier Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) seeks a hands-on Senior Tooling Engineer to lead tooling development, design, manufacturing support, and continuous improvement in an automotive environment. You will manage tool concepts, specifications, budgets, and supplier coordination from concept through production launch.

The ideal candidate has strong tool design, compression molding tooling, and project-management experience, plus the ability to work with tool shops and manufacturing operations across