What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineer Tool & Die position at Optimal Inc.?
Responsibilities
Support tooling design reviews to ensure manufacturability and process robustness.
Monitor tool construction progress and verify compliance with program requirements and standards.
Coordinate tool tryout activities and support die prove-out to achieve dimensional quality and run-at-rate capability.
Identify and resolve tooling issues impacting timing, quality, or manufacturability.
Support build events, PSW readiness, and launch milestones.
Track and support resolution of Yellow Items and other tooling risks.
Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, program managers, and tool shops to ensure tooling readiness.
Document tooling issues and support corrective action implementation.
Skills Required:
Mechanical Engineering
Strong background in stamping tooling construction, tryout, and die development.
Experience working with automotive tool shops and production stamping processes.
Understanding of die build, tryout, and production readiness requirements.
Ability to identify tooling risks and support resolution activities.
Experience working within structured tooling or launch processes (Stamping Tooling Specialist (STS) or similar).
Strong technical problem-solving and communication skills.
Experience Required:
- Strong background in stamping tooling construction, tryout, and die development.
- Experience working with automotive tool shops and production stamping processes.
- Understanding of die build, tryout, and production readiness requirements.
- Ability to identify tooling risks and support resolution activities.
- Experience working within structured tooling or launch processes (STS or similar).
- Strong technical problem-solving and communication skills.
- Support tooling design reviews to ensure manufacturability and process robustness.
- Monitor tool construction progress and verify compliance with program requirements and standards.
- Coordinate tool tryout activities and support die prove-out to achieve dimensional quality and run-at-rate capability.
- Identify and resolve tooling issues impacting timing, quality, or manufacturability.
- Support build events, PSW readiness, and launch milestones.
- Track and support resolution of Yellow Items and other tooling risks.
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Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, program managers, and tool shops to ensure tooling readiness.
Document tooling issues and support corrective action implementation.
Education Required:
Bachelor's Degree, Associate Degree
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