Tooling Engineering Lead — Design & Continuous Improvement

Owens Corning; Laurel (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning in Laurel, MS is seeking an Engineering Lead - Tooling to own interior and exterior tooling; you will manage the tooling inventory, design tooling, and influence sourcing and production processes. This on-site role requires a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of hands-on design experience, with proficiency in Autocad for tooling drawings and QA of purchased tooling.

You will drive continuous improvement, optimize tooling performance, and support mass production with a

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar program.
• 5+ years of hands-on product engineering design experience from concept to mass production.
• Familiar with Autocad in tooling design.

Responsibilities

• Design of new tooling and design modifications to existing tooling
• Locate and select sourcing for tooling machining, chrome plating, coating, etc.
• Offers input on how to optimize use of existing tooling in production
• Identifies and leads continuous improvement project opportunities to lower cost or reduce defects
• Determines which tools are in need of replacement and which products require new tooling to support demand
• Develops and ensures compliance with QA checks of purchased tooling
• Helps establish process parameters that optimize flash and other tooling performance metrics
• Create and update drawings in Autocad

Skills

5+ years engineering design experience

Education

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autocad

Job description

Owens Corning in Laurel, MS is seeking an Engineering Lead - Tooling to own interior and exterior tooling; you will manage the tooling inventory, design tooling, and influence sourcing and production processes. This on-site role requires a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of hands-on design experience, with proficiency in Autocad for tooling drawings and QA of purchased tooling.

You will drive continuous improvement, optimize tooling performance, and support mass production with a