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Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping · 2 months ago

Tooling Designer

Algonquin, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$39/hr - $39/hr

Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping is seeking a Tooling Designer for their New Tooling & Technology Center. The role involves designing, building, debugging, and providing production support for stamping tooling, while collaborating with team members to meet customer specifications and manufacturing tolerances.

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Responsibilities

Analyzes internal and external customer specifications and standards, piece part prints, 3D CAD data, and collaborates with team members, to design tools, fixtures and gauges in order to manufacture parts per specifications within required timeframe

Determines if part can be produced within given tolerances

Applies knowledge of tool and die design and construction, shop mathematics, metal properties, machining processes, assembly procedures, and previous lessons learned, in both the design process as well as the debug process

Calculates estimated stamping material usage, specifies appropriate tooling and support equipment required to produce part to print

Produces complete and efficient drawings, prints and instructions that can be easily read and readily understood by our experienced tooling teams

Completes revisions for existing tooling, relevant prints and instructions for production tooling per tool room development

Performs engineering changes per internal and external customer request and requirements

Updates files for any changes or alterations that were performed in the build process or process development

Qualification

Tool & Die CertificationStamping Die BackgroundSolidworks DesignGD&T UnderstandingTeam Collaboration

Required

Journeyman's Certificate for Tool & Die

Skilled candidates must have a progressive stamping die background and understand all machining processes and skills, as well as the tool design, build and debug process

GD&T understanding and prior training for such are key to the position and part of the analytical and planning skills required for part review and tooling design

Design experience in Solidworks using partner programs such as Logopress is a primary requirement

2D design and file manipulation and experience needed a small percentage of the time (Autocad, Diemaker or other similar software)

A candidate with journeyman status that has grown to this position by building on his tool and die bench skills is preferred and required

Most work is very tight tolerance with most products ranging in the .004” thick to .032” thick range

Additional stamping tooling design will range up to .125” thick product to be stamped

The ideal candidate is a creative team player and will be able to think strategically and collaborate with others and own the creation of the tooling process from inception to production

Candidates must forward CAD designs and drawings for review of skill evaluation