Tooling Engineer

aisincareers; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AISIN North Carolina in Durham, NC is seeking a Tooling Engineer to analyze tooling processes and support production needs, with the goal of improving tool life and cutting cycle times.

The role involves creating regrind programs, developing workflows, inspecting wear, training staff, and implementing kaizens to reduce tooling costs while ensuring high quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in an engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of tooling processes.
• Understand PFMEA, statistics, and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting/problem solving experience in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Create programs to regrind used round tools for carbide and PCD materials to ensure tool quality and lowest cycle time.
• Develop 'Tool Regrind Workflow' to ensure reground quality and prevent skipping/mixing drills; train team members.
• Develop system to inspect and record tool wear to increase tool accuracy and efficiency.
• Create Regrind Inspection Report for all regrind tools.
• Train team to make proper adjustments to achieve reground tool quality.
• Support gear products by creating programs/inspections for new products; install measurement programs on inspection machines and train team on gear measurement reports.
• Work with Regrind GL, TM to monitor and improve daily productivity.
• Ensure new tooling is evaluated and analyzed for performance status.
• Implement kaizens to improve tooling metrics.
• Reduce tooling cost.
• Create documentation for changes to processes and equipment.

Skills

Tooling processes

Root cause analysis

PFMEA awareness

Troubleshooting

Education

BS in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Tooling Engineer

Company: AISIN North Carolina

Department: Engineering

Location: Durham, NC

Position Summary

The Tooling Engineer will analyze and investigate current tooling processes to support the overall tooling strategies. In addition, Tooling Engineer will support current production needs and look to improve current tool life and cut efficiency.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Create programs to regrind used round tools such as drills, reamers, end mills, etc. for carbide and PCD material to ensure tool quality & lowest cycle time.
• Develop “Tool Regrind Workflow” system to ensure reground quality and to foolproof no skipping and mixing drills for each plant. Train team members in Tool Regrind Workflow and new regrinding processes.
• Develop system to inspect and record tool wear for each used tool to increase tool accuracy and efficiency.
• Create Regrind Inspection Report for all regrind tools.
• Train team members to make proper adjustments to achieve reground tool quality.
• Support gear products such as making programs/inspections for new products. Install measurement programs to inspection machines for new products. Train team members how to read and understand gear measurement reports.
• Work with Regrind GL, TM to monitor and improve daily productivity.
• Responsible for ensuring that new tooling is accurately evaluated and analyzed for performance status.
• Implement kaizens to improve tooling metrics.
• Reduction of tooling cost.
• Create documentation for changes to processes and equipment.

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

1. A minimum of 2 years of experience in an engineering role.
2. Strong demonstratable skills and knowledge of tooling processes.
3. Understand PFMEA, Statistical probability, and root cause analysis.
4. Demonstrated trouble shooting/problem solving experience in an engineering role.

Education/Training/Certifications

• BS/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 0 %
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Work Environment Requirements

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.