Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Tool & Die Location: Allen Park, MI Job Type: W2 Contract Expected hours per week: 40 hours per week Schedule: 7am-3:30 pm EST Pay: $46 per hour
Position Description:
Responsibilities What you’ll do…
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.
Skills Preferred:
N/A
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.
Experience Preferred:
Even better, you may have…
BSc, Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial OR Electrical preferred).
Experience supporting automotive program launches.
Familiarity with global tool shop operations.
Understanding of part quality requirements and dimensional validation processes.
Continuous improvement or lean manufacturing experience.
***HYBRID / 4 days per week in the office*** Responsibilities What you’ll do… • 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.
