Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Tooling Experience – 6 – 10 years
· Knowledge in Solid modeling software
· Project management experience for the launch of new product from concept design through final customer acceptance.
· Coordination of new part development and tools in line with the development department in Germany (Product Development Life Cycle: from the customers’ expectations to the start of production)
· Experience in specifying, quoting and building tooling without side patte80rn shop suppliers.
· Automotive experience a plus
· Support of tools during serial production (plan/execute maintenance and replacement procurement, perform optimization, identify solutions for quality problems together with quality assurance)
· In-house maintenance and execution of minor repairs of tools
· Commissioning and monitoring for compliance with costs, deadlines and quality if tools and/or molds are outsourced
· Specific training in repairing/maintaining mold forms and tools, or similar
· Successfully completed technical degree with focus on automotive engineering/general mechanical engineering or comparable degree
· Independent, proactive and systematic working method
· Assertiveness, ability to work in a team and flexibility
· Ability to analyze complex problems
· Acceptance to travel (domestic/international)