Stamping & Tool Room Design Engineer - **DIRECT HIRE**

Job Type: Direct Hire (Immediate Full-Time Employment with Client Company)

Salary: $100k - $130k annually, commensurate with Experience

Schedule: M-F, 5:00 AM - 1:30 PM or 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Morton Grove, IL, On-Site

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, blueprints and documents.

• Ability to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

• 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

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

The California Fair Chance Act

Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance


Pay Details: $100,000.00 to $130,000.00 per year


Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.