Tyler Union- Tooling Design Engineer

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote and uphold The McWane Way principles, values, and behaviors.

• Adhere to safety protocols outline each facility’s Safety Management Program.

• Assist managers and supervisors in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.

• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Follow ergonomic and safe lifting techniques.

• Perform daily equipment inspections and report any issues.

      Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Operational

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• • Review and validate product specifications to engineer comprehensive 3D models for manufacturing tooling (patterns and core boxes) and specialized material handling systems that align with product and safety guidelines.

• Design and engineer foundry tooling for both horizontally and vertically parted molding machines, including the development of Hot or Cold box core systems for Laempe or Shell Core Machines. 

• Run Solidification/Flow analysis Simulation (Novacast or Magmasoft) to optimize gating and risering to insure high casting quality while maintaining the best possible yields.

• Lead Sand Core Making Simulations (Airflow, Compaction, Venting) working with external partners.

• Coordinate with department heads to schedule sample runs, track samples through to completion, and make corrective actions as needed.

• Requisition and coordination of all tooling builds, to include procurement of tooling quotes from approved vendors.

• Maintain a Request for Quotations log of all competitive quotes.

• Where required, initiate Authorizations for Equipment and Purchase Requests for approvals.

• Review/Approve final tooling inspection reports.

• Manage all aspects of tooling revisions.

• Update revisions as needed.

• Log Engineering Change Notice files.

• Distribute to all effected departments.

• Coordinate with corporate engineering support for related projects and services. 

• Perform other duties as assigned by Product Engineering Manager.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration• • Work closely with Design, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Pattern Shop, and Production teams to establish corrective and preventive actions for tooling and casting-related issues.

• Coordinate projects and technical initiatives with corporate engineering resources and external suppliers.

• Safety & Compliance• Ensure all activities comply with company safety standards and regulatory requirements.

• Promote a proactive safety culture across the plant.