Tooling Engineer

Motrex LLC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryten Energy in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Tooling Engineer – Terminal Division to advance production tooling, optimize processes, and reduce downtime. You will guide design for manufacturability and oversee tooling development across product lines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes engineering methods, cost reduction, scrap minimization, and capacity optimization, with strong emphasis on safety and ISO compliance.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering required.
• Minimum 3 years tooling engineering experience or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of 3D CAD software experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement tooling methods to ensure highest quality, lowest cost, and best capacity.
• Provide tooling engineering support for all product lines.
• Lead APQP tasks and track for new product and engineering changes.
• Inspect and select tooling, quote and install new equipment and processes.
• Design reviews to improve manufacturability and optimize production.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Stryten Energy manufactures proprietary and custom injection molding products serving the industrial lead battery, automotive and consumer markets. Stryten Energy is expanding battery poly manufacturing and recycling output to help solve industry-wide supply constraints.

The Tooling Engineer – Terminal Division will complete engineering projects that will improve and optimize production, reduce downtime, give the highest quality parts for our customers, and improve our capability to serve our customers.

Responsibilities

• Must embrace and follow the Core Beliefs and Values of Stryten Energy.
• Safety is our overriding priority. If an unsafe condition is found to exist, actions must be taken immediately to correct the situation to keep all team members safe and get manufacturing equipment operational as soon as possible.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of manufacturing methods ensuring the highest quality, lowest cost, lowest scrap, and optimum capacity.
• Responsible for tooling engineering support for the all product lines.
• Coordinates quotation, purchasing, and installation of new equipment and processes and utilities supply and connections.
• Provide guidance regarding design/manufacturing concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques to include standard work.
• Quotes, purchases, and inspects new tooling required for ongoing efficiency operation of process and implementation of new processes.
• Determines and reviews all tooling processes for cost effectiveness and feasibility, both before and after engineering releases to manufacturing.
• Assists with engineering releases and changes relative to routings, settings standards, data entry, and follow-up.
• Participates in design reviews and responsible for improving the design for manufacturability early in the design phase of new product development.
• Responsible for leading and completing APQP tasks and tracking for new product and engineering change projects.
• Conduct a continuous search of new tooling materials, coatings, processes, and procedures to enhance and improve the production lines to help the operation to reduce overall costs.
• Lead and assist training of production employees in best practices of setting up equipment and tooling, maintaining processes, and troubleshooting problems.
• Attend all Management meetings and training sessions, safety committee meetings, and all employee meetings as required by upper management.
• Follow all ISO 9000 requirements including creating and maintaining ISO documents.
• Other responsibilities as assigned to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years of tooling engineering experience or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of 3D cad software experience.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong attention to detail, good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize with changing situations.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to drive tasks to completion.
• Able to handle multiple priorities and work well under pressure.
• Ability to communicate accurately and comfortably with all levels of management.
• Must be able to efficiently and accurately create and modify engineering drawings.
• Motivated self-starter that is able to productively work alone and in groups to solve problems.
• Proficient in English (ready, writing & verbal skills).

Environment:

This position requires daily onsite attendance at our Milwaukee, WI site. The role requires periodic presence in manufacturing and production areas. While on the manufacturing floor, employees may be exposed to moving machinery, noise, dust, fumes, varying temperatures, and other industrial conditions. Required personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn in designated areas.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting, standing, walking, bending and twisting as necessary.
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, and metatarsal guard shoes, etc., as outlined in established policy.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds

EEO Statement

Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Statement

Stryten Energy is a leading battery manufacturer and energy storage company providing one of the industry’s most comprehensive portfolios of battery technologies and energy storage solutions. The company designs, manufactures and distributes advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries for automotive, commercial vehicle, golf cart, material handling, specialty motive, aerial work platforms, floor care, data center, telecommunications, utility, industrial, military and government applications. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Stryten Energy operates 15 manufacturing and component facilities across the United States, with additional manufacturing operations in Mexico and China and commercial offices throughout Europe and Asia. The company’s portfolio includes the Stryten Energy, C&D Technologies and Trojan Battery product brands, serving customers worldwide with reliable energy storage solutions for critical infrastructure, mobility and national security applications. Learn more at www.stryten.com.

Job Locations WI-Milwaukee

Requisition ID 2026-5923

Category Engineering

Position Type Regular Fulltime

Address 714 East Keefe Ave

Postal Code 53212

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