Supervisor, Tool & Die Design

OTTO Engineering, Inc.; Carpentersville (IL); On-site; USD 94,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

80 Hours Vacation

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Company Celebrations

Job summary

OTTO Engineering, Inc. in Carpentersville, IL is seeking a Supervisor, Tool & Die Design to lead the design process for progressive dies in a busy job shop.

You will coordinate with Sales, Engineering, and Tool Room to deliver high-quality tooling on time and support the full lifecycle of customer tooling. This role demands strong time management, the ability to manage both internal and outsourced designers, and willingness to travel to customer sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of full-time Tool Designer experience.
• Toolmaker background strongly preferred.
• Experience with LogoPress (SolidWorks add-in) preferred.
• AutoCAD with Die Maker add-in preferred.
• Experience with PLM systems and Syteline ERP software preferred.
• Strong understanding of progressive metal stamping processes and tooling.
• Excellent time management, organizational, and multitasking skills.
• Occasional travel to customer sites required.

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, 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.
• Process engineering drawings and models through current PLM and ERP systems.
• Work directly with the tool room during the build and development of tooling to ensure designs produce parts that meet or exceed customer standards.
• Provide engineering solutions and technical support to the Sales team.
• Report project status, timelines, and risks to management on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with other designers and tool room staff to achieve high-quality results in time-sensitive situations.
• Manage in-house and outsourced designers to meet on-time delivery commitments.
• Work overtime as required to meet project deadlines.
• Assists with other related duties as required or assigned.

Skills

Tool Designer experience

Toolmaker background

Time management

Multitasking

Collaboration

Travel readiness

Tools

LogoPress (SolidWorks add-in)

AutoCAD Die Maker add-in

PLM systems

Syteline ERP

SolidWorks

Job description

Our Supervisor, Tool & Die Design, manages the design process and workflow for a job shop environment, supporting both new and existing customers with tooling design solutions. This role collaborates closely with Sales, Engineering, and the Tool Room to deliver high-quality products and services on time. The position is responsible for developing progressive metal stamping tooling and providing engineering support throughout the lifecycle of customer tooling.

This role requires strong time management skills to produce accurate, high-quality designs under aggressive timelines while simultaneously supporting ongoing tool room projects.

Specifically, the Supervisor, Tool & Die Design will:

• 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.
• Process engineering drawings and models through current PLM and ERP systems.
• Work directly with the tool room during the build and development of tooling to ensure designs produce parts that meet or exceed customer standards.
• Provide engineering solutions and technical support to the Sales team.
• Report project status, timelines, and risks to management on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with other designers and tool room staff to achieve high-quality results in time-sensitive situations.
• Manage in-house and outsourced designers to meet on-time delivery commitments.
• Work overtime as required to meet project deadlines.
• Assists with other related duties as required or assigned.

What you’ll need to bring to the table:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a full-time Tool Designer.
• Toolmaker background strongly 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.
• Strong understanding of progressive metal stamping processes and tooling.
• Excellent time management, organizational, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative manufacturing environment.
• Occasional travel to customer sites required.

What OTTO offers for this specific position:

The hiring range listed in this posting is what we, in good faith, anticipate relying on when confirming an hourly rate for this position; exceptions may be considered for highly experienced candidates with multiple years of at-level experience.

• Target hourly hiring range: $45.00 to $65.00 per hour, based on qualifications and experience.
• Profit Sharing Bonus - OTTO believes that it’s fair to share the profits that the employees help to make; profit sharing is distributed to employees twice a year. OTTO’s profit sharing plan is paid at the discretion of the company and is not a guaranteed bonus or any part of a compensation plan.
• Vacation: 80 hours - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.

Health:

Medical Insurance-

• HMO Plan
• Standard PPO Plan
• Enhanced PPO Plan
• High Deducible PPO Plan
• FSA, LFSA, and HSA
• Base Plan
• Buy-Up Plan

Vision Insurance

401(k) with a company match

Life insurance:

• Life/AD&D
• Voluntary Life/AD&D
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

10 paid holidays

Holiday party

AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!

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