Stamping and Tooling Specialist

• Industrial Engineering or similar.
• Knowledge of materials and strip design, oriented towards optimizing material utilization and minimizing waste.
• Solid knowledge of sheet metal forming processes: bending, cutting, deep drawing, and flanging.
• Knowledge of forming sequence design.
• Experience in the design and development of stamping dies and tooling for manual, transfer, and progressive processes.
• Experience in strip development and optimization, including part positioning.
• Knowledge of tooling manufacturing materials and processes, including heat treatments.
• Ability to understand and analyze complex technical interdependencies.
• Ability for the interpretation of technical drawings.
• Knowledge to define the appropriate means for part handling, taking into account their geometry, weight, and dimensions.
• Analytical capacity and orientation toward problem-solving, with a structured working method and adequate priority management.
• Experience in project management.
• Ability to work autonomously and goal-oriented.
• Good communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• Creativity and interdisciplinary thinking, with the ability to work in multidisciplinary technical environments.
• Fluent English level. Knowledge of German will be valued.
• Advanced level of office tools.
• Knowledge of plastic injection processes will be valued.

English version

• Degree in Industrial Engineering or a related technical field.
• Knowledge of strip materials and strip layout design, including optimization to minimize material waste.
• Strong knowledge of sheet metal forming processes, including bending, cutting, deep drawing and flanging.
• Experience in designing new stamping dies and tooling for manual, transfer and progressive stamping processes.
• Experience in strip layout development, including part positioning and material optimization.
• Knowledge of tooling manufacturing processes and materials, including heat treatments.
• Strong understanding of technical and theoretical interdependencies.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Ability to identify appropriate part-handling solutions, considering part geometry, weight and dimensions.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving and priority management.
• Strong technical and interpersonal skills.
• Independent, proactive and results-oriented working style.
• Creativity and cross-functional thinking.
• Open and communicative approach.
• Fluent English; German would be an advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Knowledge of plastic injection molding processes would be an advantage.

• Design new stamping dies and tooling for technical parts.
• Modify and optimize existing tools and dies.
• Perform tool try-out in production, verifying that parts meet the quality requirements established by the customer.
• Design gauges and checking fixtures for production.
• Analyze failures and develop improvements in existing tooling with the aim of reducing breakdowns and line rejects.
• Define and manage the spare parts inventory and stock levels, in accordance with the BOM.
• Define the preventive and corrective maintenance of dies and stamping tools.
• Establish design standards and norms for new tooling.
• Manage tooling projects from the initial phase to their validation, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, cost, and deadline objectives, as well as the coordination of external suppliers.
• Participate in new product projects, providing technical advice in stamping and tooling during the quotation and design phases, including cost and lead-time estimation.
• Represent the Stamping and Tooling Engineering area in internal work teams and before customers.
• Participate in international teams and projects.
• Provide technical support to the toolmaking team in resolving line incidents and in workshop maintenance activities.
• Drive and follow up on the team's continuous improvement proposals.

English version

• Design of new stamping dies and tooling for technical components.
• Modification and optimization of existing dies and tooling.
• Tool try-out and commissioning in the production area, ensuring that manufactured parts meet customer quality requirements.
• Design of gauges and checking fixtures for production control.
• Failure analysis and continuous improvement of existing tooling to reduce breakdowns and production-line rejects.
• Development and management of spare-parts inventories and stock levels according to the BOM (Bill of Materials).
• Definition of preventive and corrective maintenance requirements for stamping dies.
• Definition of design standards for new tooling.
• Management of tooling projects from initial concept through final validation, meeting safety, quality, cost and timing targets, including coordination of external suppliers.
• Technical support for new part projects from a stamping and tooling perspective, including support during quotation and design phases, as well as cost and lead-time estimation.
• Representation of Stamping and Tooling Engineering in internal cross-functional teams and in technical discussions with customers.
• Participation in international project teams.
• Provide technical support to toolmakers in resolving production-line issues and during workshop maintenance activities.
• Follow up on and promote continuous improvement ideas proposed by the team.