Tool Design Engineer

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking a hands-on Tooling Design Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer in Round Rock, TX. The role focuses on designing tooling, fixtures, gauges, and equipment to support manufacturing and process engineering solutions.

You will specify tooling and automation, develop new tools, and improve existing equipment while ensuring safety, quality, and throughput. Strong CAD, GD&T, and problem‑solving skills are required.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years tooling design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Foundational CAD design and 3D modeling skills for simple parts and assemblies.
• Experience or familiarity with tooling, fixtures, gauges, and manufacturing equipment.
• Basic understanding of GD&T.
• General knowledge of DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturing / Design for Assembly).
• Ability to read and create technical drawings and manufacturing documentation.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering, production, maintenance, quality, and safety functions.

Responsibilities

• Specify machines, tooling, fixtures, gauges, and automation to support processes.
• Design and develop tooling, fixtures, gauges, equipment, and manufacturing aids.
• Improve and automate existing tooling to boost safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Create and maintain CAD drawings, BOMs, setup sheets, WBIs, and SOPs.
• Coordinate fabrication of new tooling and equipment.
• Plan and support equipment trials, qualification, and validation, including FAT/SAT.
• Confirm capability, safety, reliability, and throughput before release.
• Troubleshoot tooling issues and provide technical support.
• Partner with engineering, production, maintenance, and quality to integrate new equipment.
• Work with EH&S to meet OSHA/NFPA/EPA and safety requirements.
• Train operators on new tooling and work instructions.
• Assist with capital equipment specs, vendor selection, and supplier qualification.

Skills

CAD design

3D modeling

GD&T

DFM / DFA

Technical drawings

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

Tooling Design Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Pay: (DOE)
Employment Type: Full-Time

We’re seeking a hands‑on Tooling Design Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer with experience designing tooling, fixtures, gages, and manufacturing equipment.

What You’ll Do

• Specify machines, tooling, fixtures, gages, and automation needed to support manufacturing and process engineering solutions.
• Design and develop new tooling, fixtures, gages, equipment, and manufacturing aids.
• Improve, modify, and automate existing tooling and equipment to increase safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Create and maintain CAD drawings, BOMs, setup sheets, Work Bench Instructions (WBIs), and operating procedures.
• Coordinate the fabrication and manufacture of new tooling and equipment.
• Plan and support equipment trials, runoffs, qualification, and validation, including FAT/SAT when applicable.
• Confirm equipment capability, safety, reliability, and throughput before releasing equipment to production.
• Troubleshoot tooling and equipment issues and provide technical support to manufacturing operations.
• Partner with Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Maintenance, and Quality to successfully integrate new equipment and processes.
• Work with EH&S to help ensure equipment and tool meet applicable OSHA, NFPA, EPA, environmental, and workplace safety requirements.
• Train operators and technicians on new tooling, equipment, and documented work instructions.
• Assist with capital equipment specifications, vendor selection, machine-builder coordination, and supplier qualification.

What We’re Looking For

• 2–4 years of tooling design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Foundational CAD design and 3D modeling skills for simple parts and assemblies.
• Experience or familiarity with tooling, fixtures, gages, and manufacturing equipment.
• Basic understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
• General knowledge of DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturing / Design for Assembly) principles.
• Ability to read and create technical drawings and manufacturing documentation.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering, production, maintenance, quality, and safety functions.