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Tool Design Engineer

Volt Workforce Solutions
Santa Ana, CA Full Time | Contractor
POSTED ON 12/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/10/2026
Volt is immediately hiring a Tool Design Engineer in Santa Ana, CA.As a Tool Design Engineer you will:Works with customers, when required, in designing, specifying, and dimensioning of their stamped product to optimize its function and ensure manufacturability.Interprets and understands customer part prints, including various dimensioning schemes, standard tolerancing and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing,Possesses a broad knowledge of raw material types, including copper-based materials, steels, stainless steels, etc., their respective properties and their effect in stamping dies.Possesses a broad knowledge of post stamping processes such as deburring, plating, passivation, heat treating, etc.Determines sequence and number of die stages in which single or progressive cutting, punching, and forming will be accomplished, and type of die sets required to produce complete part, based on knowledge of dies, forming processes, and machines.Designs strip layouts, progressive and single hit dies, and drafts all necessary drawings for the manufacturing of tooling necessary to produce the intended parts or function.Works with various personnel in a team environment to achieve a design which can effectively produce the required part, while optimizing raw strip usage, balancing design with maintainability, maximizing production run speed, matching design style to projected product life and annual production estimates and minimizing die fabrication costs.Coordinates the purchase of tooling components as required.Observes setup and try out of newly developed dies in press to determine need for redesign or readiness for production use.Works with die shop personnel in the grooming process and in solving other tooling problems when required.Performs redline and design changes for debugged dies as well as sustaining design changes for existing dies.Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and/or Experience:Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or a minimum of five years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Language skills:Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.Mathematical skills:Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.Ability to apply concepts of trigonometry, basic algebra, and geometry.Reasoning ability:Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.This is a 12 Months full time Contract or Contract to hire opportunity.Pay Range: $35 - $45/hour.*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that may include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please click here or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please click here or call (866) 898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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