Tool Design Engineer

GROB Group; Ohio; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Health

Prescription

Dental

Vision

STD

Life

401K

Shift premiums

Job summary

GROB Group is seeking a Tool Design Engineer to design, develop, and improve tooling for metal cutting machines. The role involves time studies, evaluating tooling needs, and ensuring quality, cost, safety, and performance targets are met.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive manufacturing efficiency and continuous improvement while maintaining thorough documentation and compliance with ISO/DIN standards. Domestic and international travel is required as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Ability to comprehend 2-D drawings.
• Proficient use of AutoCAD (2012 and higher).
• Knowledge of mechanical design, GD&T, ISO/DIN standards and metric system.
• Strong knowledge of static and dynamic mechanics.
• NX knowledge is a plus.
• Experience in metal cutting or tooling design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical designs for manufacturing tools using AutoCad and NX.
• Create detailed engineering drawings, specifications, and BOMs.
• Evaluate tooling requirements from designs and processes.
• Ensure tooling designs comply with standards and customer requirements.
• Maintain tooling documentation and revision controls.
• Solve problems from design phase to customer runoff.
• Perform calculations (tolerance, vibration, chip load, feeds/speeds) and develop process time studies.
• Develop and maintain metal cutting process sheets.

Skills

2-D drawings understanding

Team player

Strong math skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

NX

Job description

The Tool Design Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and improving tooling to support the manufacturing of metal cutting machines. This includes completing time studies and checking the metal cutting process with the machine and fixture capabilities. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure that tooling solutions meet quality, cost, safety, and performance requirements while driving manufacturing efficiency and continuous improvement.

• Design and develop mechanical designs for manufacturing tools using AutoCad and NX
• Create detailed engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of materials (BOMs).
• Evaluate product designs and manufacturing processes to determine tooling requirements.
• Ensure tooling designs comply with company standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Maintain tooling documentation, revision controls, and engineering records.
• Find solutions to any problems from the design phase up through customer runoff
• Perform calculations (tolerance stack up, vibration, chip load, cutting feeds/speeds), interpret and analyze technical drawings, complete and develop process time studies, and define specific tools for each manufacturing process.
• Develop and maintain metal cutting process sheets

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Ability to comprehend 2-D drawings
• Proficient use of AutoCAD (2012 and higher)
• Knowledge of mechanical design, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Knowledge of ISO, DIN standards and metric system
• Strong knowledge of static and dynamic mechanics
• Proficient use of NX is a plus
• Experience in metal cutting or tooling design is a plus

General Requirements:

• Self-motivated and team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong math skills and understanding of mechanics
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Willing to work overtime as needed
• Willing to travel domestic and international

GROB offers a competitive wage as well as an excellent benefit package including

• vacation
• health
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• STD
• life
• 401K
• shift premiums

Application Information

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.