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Posted August 09, 2026

Stamping & Tool Room Design Eng

Associated Metal Forming Technologies
Morton Grove, IL, US Full Time
100000USD - 130000USD per year

Job Description

Job Description
Position Title:Design EngineerReports To: Tooling and Engineering Manager (204)Approved:7/26/2018 (MR)Summary:The Design Engineer is active in all Pre-Design, Design and Process Release stages of new tooling jobs. The Design Engineer may estimate and design new tooling.Job Functions:
  • Creates a process of a new tooling production job including all operations needed to produce the customer's part.
  • Processes Direct buy/Subcontract assignments for tooling orders upon completion of the designs.
  • Determines sequence and number of die stages in which single or progressive cutting, punching, and forming will be accomplished, and type of dies required to produce a complete part, based on knowledge of dies, forming processes, and machines.
  • Organizes and schedules Pre-Design and Process Release meetings.
  • Surveys and qualifies outside vendors for designing and building of dies.
  • Responsible for customer engineering changes and blueprint revision notifications.
  • Responsible for file storage and transfer of die designs and CNC programs.
  • Estimates tooling costs using customer information, material and labor costs and any outside source work. Inputs all information in ERP System including prices and sources.
  • Follow all applicable safety policies and procedures when working in the plant.
  • (May) observe a setup and/or tryout of a newly developed die in a production machine to determine need for re-design or readiness for production use.
  • Ability to reverse engineer and create electronic prints of existing die sets
  • Ability to do reverse design engineering

Job Requirements:
  • Bachelors preferred otherwise Trade school or minimum 5 year experience required
  • Proficient in Solidworks, Excel, Word, and AutoCAD.
  • Accommodation as required for reading computer screens, instruments, blue prints and documents.
  • Ability to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands: the employee is subject to:
  • High noise levels from operating machines
  • Physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts
  • Breathing fumes, dust and mist
  • Skin exposure to oils and cutting fluid

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