Tooling & Die Engineer — Precision Dies & Process Improvement

Wieland North America, Inc; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Wieland is hiring a Tooling & Die Engineer in Buffalo, NY on-site to oversee tooling and die activities, including design, optimization, troubleshooting, and process improvements to support safe operations and production efficiency.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field, 10 years stamping experience, and AutoCAD proficiency. Base salary ranges from $77,000 to $90,000 with potential bonuses based on company performance.

Qualifications

• BS degree in mechanical engineering or technical area.
• 10 years experience in stamping environment.
• AutoCAD proficiency and design background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, and optimize tooling, dies, fixtures, and press set-ups to support safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve tooling, die, equipment, and process-related issues that impact safety, quality, productivity, scrap rates, or machine uptime.
• Analyze tooling performance and implement design improvements to increase tool life, improve part consistency, reduce downtime, and lower manufacturing costs.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Production Planning, and Engineering teams to ensure tooling designs support production requirements and customer expectations.
• Lead root cause investigations related to product defects, dimensional issues, tooling failures, scrap, and process variation, implementing permanent corrective and preventive actions.
• Support new product introductions, customer requirements, and process changes through tooling design, development, validation, and production launch activities.
• Coordinate die tryouts, production trials, capability studies, sample submissions, and process validations to ensure tooling meets operational and customer requirements.
• Develop and maintain tooling standards, engineering drawings, specifications, setup documentation, and revision controls to ensure accurate and repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Review manufacturing processes and tooling designs for manufacturability, quality, safety, reliability, and efficiency improvements.
• Monitor tooling performance metrics, including tool life, quality performance, maintenance requirements, downtime, and operating costs, and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical guidance and training to production personnel, setup technicians, and maintenance teams on tooling operation, troubleshooting, and best practices.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs by identifying tooling wear patterns and recommending refurbishment, replacement, or redesign strategies.
• Ensure all tooling designs comply with customer specifications, engineering standards, product quality requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality enhancement, process stability, waste reduction, productivity improvement, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with suppliers and external toolmakers regarding tooling design, fabrication, modifications, repairs, and performance improvement activities.
• Oversee departmental engineering projects including machine installation, equipment modifications, process improvements, capital projects, and decommissioning activities.
• Support quality management system requirements including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, corrective actions, and customer quality initiatives where applicable.
• Drive operational excellence by aligning tooling design and performance with production throughput, quality objectives, cost targets, and customer delivery expectations.
• Properly manage inventory and inventory tracking.

Skills

Tooling design

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Engineering drawings

Education

BS Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Wieland is hiring a Tooling & Die Engineer in Buffalo, NY on-site to oversee tooling and die activities, including design, optimization, troubleshooting, and process improvements to support safe operations and production efficiency.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field, 10 years stamping experience, and AutoCAD proficiency. Base salary ranges from $77,000 to $90,000 with potential bonuses based on company performance.