Tooling Engineer

QPS Employment Group; Fairfield (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions is seeking a Tooling Engineer in Fairfield, IA. The role focuses on managing tooling builds, sampling, and engineering activities while serving as the primary contact for customers during new part introductions and modifications.

The engineer will support safe practices and environmental commitments, manage launches, and coordinate tooling vendors and layout efforts to ensure on-time delivery within budget. Strong CAD and math skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Prior tooling engineering experience with iron sand casting.
• Read and interpret engineering part prints and CAD models.
• Experience with CAD software packages.
• Some program management experience preferred.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to interpret instructions in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule formats.

Responsibilities

• Manage tooling builds, sampling, and engineering activities as the main contact for customers during new part introductions.
• Support safe work practices and environmental commitments in line with company policies.
• Manage the launch of new parts and engineering changes.
• Participate in customer meetings and conference calls.
• Assess customer requests for tooling requirements and costs for quotes and production.
• Provide tooling layouts or collaborate with layout technicians for tooling vendors.
• Coordinate with technicians to modify tooling to address scrap and production issues.

Skills

Reading prints

CAD experience

Problem solving

Communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Position Title: Tooling Engineer

Wage: Based on Experience

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions has a great opportunity available for a Tooling Engineer at a company in Fairfield, IA. This is a direct hire position.

Tooling Engineer Responsibilities:

• Manage tooling builds, sampling, and engineering activities while serving as a key point of contact for customers during the introduction of new parts and modifications to existing parts
• Support and promote safe work practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company policies and compliance requirements
• Manage the launch of new parts and engineering changes
• Participate in new customer meetings and conference calls
• Review customer requests for engineering changes and determine tooling requirements and costs necessary to quote and produce the desired end product
• Provide tooling layouts or work with layout technicians to develop layouts for tooling vendors
• Work with appropriate technicians to modify tooling to address scrap and production issues related to tooling
• Manage the sampling process
• Assist with resolving customer issues related to parts produced by Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions and incorporate necessary tooling changes
• Ensure tooling is built on time, within budget, and produces parts that meet specifications
• Work with outside tooling vendors to obtain tooling quotations
• Review customer parts for manufacturability and provide feedback on necessary changes to ensure the parts can be successfully produced
• Coordinate with the Quality Department regarding worn tooling issues, including communicating the costs and timelines associated with resolving issues
• Provide guidance and support for problem-solving related to production tooling
• Manage in-house pattern shop employees and their responsibilities
• Oversee and provide guidance for core room production, including input on processes, quality, and costs
• Take appropriate action and provide guidance when core room goals for cost, quality, and delivery are not being met
• Assist with managing outside core production and resolving issues with suppliers providing cores
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain and enforce good housekeeping practices

Requirements for Tooling Engineer:

• Prior tooling engineering experience with iron sand casting, along with appropriate training
• Ability to read and interpret engineering part prints and CAD models
• Experience with CAD software packages
• Some program management experience preferred
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
• Ability to use personal computers and standard office software, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Ability to calculate rates, ratios, and percentages and draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to solve practical problems and work with a variety of variables in situations where limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule formats

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