Tooling & Manufacturing Engineer — Drive Cost Savings

Sdmsconnect; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Benefits on first day of employment

Job summary

Sdmsconnect is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Romulus, MI to optimize tooling and manufacturing processes. You will resolve tooling issues, drive cost savings, manage tooling budgets, and coordinate with plant teams to maintain safety and quality.

A bachelor's in mechanical engineering and 5 years' production machining experience are preferred. Responsibilities include tool trials, drawings updates, PFEP usage, and continuous improvement reporting, with involvement across cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 5 years in production machining or related manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong math, problem solving, and blueprint reading abilities.
• Ability to read schematics and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Act as single point of contact to resolve tooling problems in manufacturing.
• Coordinate with plant to resolve safety, quality, throughput, or cost issues.
• Generate cost savings ideas to reduce tool and manufacturing costs.
• Manage weekly tooling spend against a variable cost budget.
• Perform and document tool trials following customer procedures.
• Revise and update tool drawings and documentation as required.
• Develop systems to recondition and reuse tooling where feasible.
• Attend operations and problem-solving meetings.
• Help team resolve machining and tooling-related costs and scrap issues.
• Support cross-functional teams to meet plant metrics.
• Recommend optimized machining processes and cutting parameters.
• Introduce new technology and tooling designs.
• Provide year-over-year cost per piece reduction plans.
• Coordinate with preset team on proper tool setup techniques.
• Maintain PFEP and use data to initiate savings projects.
• Complete cost savings and tool test documentation.
• Report non-conformances, CARs, and continuous improvements.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards.
• Make decisions within general standards or procedures.
• Report near misses to site manager and cooperate with investigations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Problem solving

Reading blueprints

Math skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Sdmsconnect is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Romulus, MI to optimize tooling and manufacturing processes. You will resolve tooling issues, drive cost savings, manage tooling budgets, and coordinate with plant teams to maintain safety and quality.

A bachelor's in mechanical engineering and 5 years' production machining experience are preferred. Responsibilities include tool trials, drawings updates, PFEP usage, and continuous improvement reporting, with involvement across cross-functional