Tooling Engineer

About the role

The Tooling Engineer supports the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team in designing, developing, and improving tooling, fixtures, and inspection solutions for casting, machining, and manufacturing operations. They collaborate with various departments to enhance manufacturability, support new product launches, and ensure tooling meets quality, cost, and timing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing aids for production processes
• Support new product development and process changes with tooling concepts and implementation
• Apply design for manufacturability (DFM) principles to improve product and process standardization
• Troubleshoot tooling and process issues; lead root-cause analysis as needed
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure tooling readiness and reliability
• Review part and process requirements to ensure tooling meets dimensional, functional, and safety standards
• Coordinate tooling trials, validation, run-off, and production launch support
• Maintain drawings, BOMs, and technical records related to tooling systems
• Support quoting, tooling estimates, vendor selection, and supplier coordination
• Participate in continuous improvement projects focused on cost, quality, safety, throughput, and scrap reduction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical design, tooling, fixture design, or manufacturing engineering
• Strong CAD skills; PTC Creo preferred
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, machining, casting, assembly, and inspection methods
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and understand GD&T
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
• Excellent communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment preferred
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally, including Mexico
• Preferred experience with casting, machining, trim, or inspection fixture design
• Familiarity with APQP, validation, and launch readiness processes
• Experience working with supplier coordination, tooling procurement, or quotation support
• Experience supporting continuous improvement or lean manufacturing initiatives
• Spanish fluency is desirable, but not required

Benefits

• New hires generally start between $91,858 - $124,000
• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including medical/dental/vision coverage, life and disability protection
• Vacation plan – ConMet offers exempt employees a paid vacation benefit that provides the flexibility to take time off from work based on factors including good discretion, sound performance, and consideration of overall team and business needs
• Paid sick leave up to 10 days (80 hours) per calendar year
• ConMet provides an extremely strong retirement package: ESOP - Participation (100% company paid) in the ConMet/Amsted Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP). The Company contributes 10% of considered compensation into this plan each fiscal year. 401k - The Company provides a 401(k) Plan with a 4% employer contribution match
• Ten paid holidays per year
• Wellness reimbursement