What are the responsibilities and job description for the Stamping and Forming Simulation Specialist position at Adient?
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Stamping and Forming Simulation Specialist to join our Digital Manufacturing team. This role will be responsible for evaluating part designs through advanced simulation, estimating costs for stamping tools, assessing design feasibility, and conducting tooling design and reviews. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise in CAD modeling, forming simulation, and stamping tooling with strong analytical and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate part designs through incremental forming simulation to assess manufacturability and optimize design
- Estimate costs for stamping tools and provide detailed cost analysis for manufacturing project
- Conduct design feasibility studies to identify potential issues and recommend design improvement
- Design and review stamping tooling, including development of addendums and pre-form
- Develop die processing plans and optimize stamping processes
- Analyze material flow and forming characteristics to ensure quality outcome
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, manufacturing, and quality
- Create technical presentations and reports using Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Required Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Expert-level CAD modeling and surfacing proficiency (5 years required)
- Unigraphics NX preferred; Catia acceptable
- Advanced experience developing addendums and pre-forms for tooling designs
- Incremental forming simulation experience (2 years require d)Autoform preferred; Pamstamp or Dynaform acceptable
- Stamping tooling design background (7 years required)
- Stamping tooling processing experience (5 years required)
- Solid understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
- Thorough understanding of forming and material flow principles