Tooling Design Engineer

Tooling Design Engineer Bellevue, OH

Join a thriving, 100+ year legacy: Build your career with an established, single-site employer boasting a 4.5-star Google rating, a family-oriented culture, and a massive 30% surge in sales. Agile leadership & zero red tape: Say goodbye to slow corporate bureaucracy—work directly with an accessible owner and leadership team who make decisions quickly and value your input. Diverse, hands-on engineering: Tackle varied technical challenges across a diverse business mix where no two days are the same, allowing you to broaden your skill set and make a tangible impact. Casual culture & free daily lunch: Work in an updated office environment with a daily jeans dress code, plus a fully stocked cafeteria offering free daily meal options so you never have to pack a lunch. Supportive, team-oriented environment: Join a tight-knit workforce with exceptional staff retention, where collaborative teamwork and long-term employee support drive everyday success.

Successful, privately held manufacturer is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer to be responsible for tooling design, capital equipment projects, and assisting with continuous improvement initiatives. As the Tooling Design Engineer, you will report to a Director and will work closely with the Tooling Department Lead. Daily you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• End-to-End NPI Ownership: Lead new product introduction from initial RFQ through production launch—evaluating customer 3D models/drawings, defining manufacturing sequences, estimating cycle times, and ensuring overall process capability and quality.
• CAD, Tooling & Simulation Design: Create 3D CAD models, tooling, fixtures, and technical documentation while utilizing metal-forming simulation software to validate material flow, blank development, springback, and forming sequences prior to physical build.
• Process Development & ERP Management: Establish and maintain accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs), routings, work centers, standard cycle times, and operational standards within the ERP system to ensure seamless shop-floor execution.
• Troubleshooting, Tryouts & Continuous Improvement: Execute hands-on tooling tryouts, perform root-cause analysis, and optimize OEE by systematically reducing scrap, rework, setup times, and downtime.
• Capital Equipment & Vendor Management: Scope, cost-justify (ROI), and manage timelines and budgets for major capital equipment purchases while collaborating directly with external vendors from selection through installation.

This is a diverse engineering position that requires qualified candidates to wear multiple hats and be able to support multiple engineering projects simultaneously, at various stages. Candidates must be collaborative and team-oriented. Although most of the time spent is at a desk, individuals should be comfortable in a tool room or on the manufacturing floor. Customer communication is mandatory for this position; professional demeanor is a must.

The company offers medical benefits, dental, vision, short-term disability, profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations.

Requirements for the Tooling Design Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Minimum of five years of similar experience in a manufacturing environment
• Tooling design experience
• Experience determining manufacturability of parts
• Experience completing the RFQ (request for quotes) process
• Experience with BOM (bill of material) creation in an ERP system
• Ability to read blueprints
• Experience with 2D and/or 3D software
• Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel

Skills preferred but NOT required:

• CNC programming
• Metal fabrication, stamping, or machining experience
• Experience working for a privately held organization
• Automation and robotics experience
• Capital equipment project management
• Strong mechanical aptitude

Reasons to work for this organization:

• Updated office environment where you can wear jeans daily
• Established, long term, privately held employer
• Work for a company with a 4.5 Google rating
• Diverse business mix
• Company is experiencing an increase in sales
• Diverse job responsibilities with work-life balance