Die Designer

We are looking for a Progressive Stamping Die Designer to assist in the designing and the detailing of tooling projects for the engineering department. The ideal candidate will be able to support internal and external customers involved in the project and work independently and with a team.

• Design high precision progressive stamping dies for high-volume production of complex tolerance products per engineering standards, this includes, but is not limited to, generate flat blank, develop strip layout, blanking and forming station layout, detail component and assembly drawings, etc.
• Create and modify material, plating and heat treat specifications along with other outside material/process specifications as required.
• Process data (layouts) for use in WEDM and CNC machining centers.
• Create and modify internal product drawings for inspection and other purposes.
• Design fixtures, gages, and other custom tooling or equipment as required.
• Review customer drawings and specifications for manufacturing feasibility.
• Initiate and/or coordinate change control process (ECO) relating to engineering documentations.
• Participate in tooling kickoff, specification review, design review, and lessons learned (postmortem meetings)
• Provide technical assistance to die assembly regarding tooling and process issues during fabrication and debugging.
• Jointly responsible for successful transfer of tooling to press room or customer.
• Responsible for adhering to tooling project schedules and budgets as established by Project Engineer, Plant Manager or General Manager.
• Initiate and/or coordinate outsourced tooling work with the Plant Manager as required.
• Review stamping die cost estimated for accuracy with Operations.
• Maintain integrity of the Engineering databases.
• Instruct and mentor within department as needed.