**POSITION SUMMARY:**Tooling Engineers design and develop new tooling and fixtures, ensuring they meet the specific needs of the manufacturing process**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:**Design and develop new tooling and fixturesDrafts drawings of die designs necessary to form complete forging, stamping, or other methods to produce parts to product requirements and specificationsDetermines sequence and number of die stages in which single or progressive cutting, punching, and forming will be accomplished, and type of die sets required to produce complete part, based on knowledge of dies, forming processes, and machinesSelects purchased items, such as die sets and bushings, to incorporate into die designDrafts scale drawings of each die set, delineating contours and dimensions for manufacture of the complete die as necessary for manufacture and assembly(May) observe setup and tryout of newly developed die set in production machine to determine need for redesign or readiness for production useCommunicates with co‑workers and supervisor to receive instructions and coordinate activitiesProficiency in 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks**TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:**Between 4 and 10 years of trade school, vocational education, work experience, or apprenticeship. Many designers have first completed hands‑on and theory apprenticeships in tool and die making.You should be proficient in: