Tooling Engineer: Lean Fabrication & Die Design

Carrier; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 79,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (medical, dental, etc)

Retirement benefits

Paid vacation and time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Carrier in Indianapolis seeks a high-energy Tooling Engineer to drive a world‑class tooling program for its Residential furnace factory. You will lead tooling design, maintenance, cost reduction, and process improvements while collaborating across production and engineering teams.

The role requires an associate degree with 7+ years of tooling experience, plus strong CAD skills (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) and Lean/Six Sigma exposure.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and 7+ years of tool/die design and engineering experience.
• Experience with stamping press tooling and troubleshooting preferred.
• Strong CAD experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Improve fabrication process through tooling design, tooling PM, design changes and process improvements.
• Design, develop and test tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and gauges using CAD.
• Recommend materials for tool production based on durability, cost, and function.
• Analyze and improve current tooling methods to increase efficiency and reduce cost.
• Generate frequency and standard work for tool/die preventive maintenance.
• Analyze quality of fabricated components and develop tool design/maintenance actions.
• Work within the toolroom and operations to ensure tools operate at peak efficiency.
• Address problems and implement solutions to improve efficiencies, process, product flow, safety and quality.
• Report quality, production, and safety issues to stakeholders.
• Document changes and revise prints/procedures to track die repairs and improvements.
• Implement and drive a robust tooling preventive maintenance program.

Skills

Energetic hands-on

Six Sigma/Lean principles

Education

Associate degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

SolidWorks

Job description

Carrier in Indianapolis seeks a high-energy Tooling Engineer to drive a world‑class tooling program for its Residential furnace factory. You will lead tooling design, maintenance, cost reduction, and process improvements while collaborating across production and engineering teams.

The role requires an associate degree with 7+ years of tooling experience, plus strong CAD skills (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) and Lean/Six Sigma exposure.