Manufacturing Tooling Engineer

Responsibilities

• Diagnose machine issues in a manufacturing environment and identify root causes of failures or inefficiencies.
• Troubleshoot equipment, tooling, and processes to restore performance and minimize downtime.
• Redesign or modify tooling and machine components to improve reliability, sustainability, and overall performance.
• Implement design changes on existing machines and validate that fixes effectively resolve identified problems.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, and controls teams to support continuous improvements and ensure alignment.
• Test updated designs to ensure they meet quality, consistency, and uptime requirements.
• Track issues, design changes, and implemented improvements to prevent repeat problems and build a knowledge base.
• Manage timelines and costs while implementing engineering solutions, ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget.
• Ensure all redesigned equipment and tooling meet applicable safety standards, including OSHA and ANSI requirements.
• Monitor results after implementation, analyze performance data, and adjust designs or processes as needed.
• Support sustaining engineering activities, focusing on redesign and enhancement of existing machines rather than new machine design.
• Contribute to machine building and tool build efforts, ensuring designs are manufacturable and robust.
• Use SolidWorks and other design tools to create and update models, drawings, and documentation.
• Utilize MS Office Suite, MS Project, and SharePoint to manage documentation, schedules, and communication.
• Work effectively within cross-functional teams, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders, to achieve project goals.
• Maintain a high level of organization and prioritize tasks in a varied and fast-changing workload.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
• 3–5 years of relevant working experience in redesign and design for machines in manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with machine tools and precision tooling in a production setting.
• Proficiency in tooling design and machine component redesign for existing equipment.
• Experience with SolidWorks for 3D modeling and design of tooling and machine components.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite for documentation, analysis, and communication.
• Experience using MS Project for project scheduling and tracking.
• Experience with SharePoint for document management and collaboration.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid interpersonal communication skills with a cooperative, team-oriented attitude.
• Extensive cross-functional team experience, including collaboration with both technical and non-technical groups.
• Analytical and creative thinking skills with a strong problem-solving mindset.
• Results-oriented and focused approach to delivering engineering solutions.
• A high level of organization with the ability to prioritize a varied and fast-changing workload.
• Motivated, persistent, and conscientious work ethic.

Qualifications

• Experience with automation machine design (optional but beneficial).
• Exposure to high-speed assembly equipment (optional but beneficial).
• Familiarity with machine control systems (optional but beneficial).
• Sustainable design practices for tooling and machine components.
• Experience in sustaining engineering, focusing on improving existing machines rather than designing new ones.
• Experience in machine building and tool build activities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast, stable organization with a strong focus on long-term employee retention and internal growth opportunities.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80,000.00 - $100,000.00/yr.

Health, Dental, and Vision HSA and FSA Group basic life, short term and long term disability.

Vacation- after 90 days you get 3 weeks prorated per year, after 5 years 4 weeks, and 10 years 5 weeks 9.

Paid holidays Personal days.

Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Scottsburg,IN.

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Jul 22, 2026.