Design Tool Room

A. Press Part Design and Feasibility

• Study customer drawings, 3D data, specifications, material grades, thickness, and GD&T requirements.
  
• Develop 3D models and 2D drawings of sheet metal press components.
  
• Conduct part feasibility and DFM (Design for Manufacturing) analysis.
  
• Evaluate blank development, flat patterns, forming feasibility, bend allowances, springback, and material utilization.
  
• Identify potential risks related to wrinkles, cracks, distortion, dimensional variation, and formability.
  
• Review critical dimensions and coordinate with customers and internal teams for design clarifications.
  
• Incorporate engineering changes and maintain drawing revision control.
  

B. Press Tool Design

• Design and develop press tools for blanking, piercing, bending, forming, drawing, and trimming operations.
  
• Design progressive, compound, and single-operation tools; tandem or transfer tools where applicable.
  
• Prepare strip layouts, station sequencing, blank layouts, and material utilization calculations.
  
• Design complete tool assemblies, including punches, dies, stripper plates, punch plates, die plates, backing plates, and guide systems.
  
• Calculate and verify punch-die clearance, cutting force, press tonnage, shut height, stroke, and relevant tooling parameters.
  
• Select suitable tool steels, standard components, springs, guide pillars, bushes, and other tooling elements.
  
• Prepare 3D tool assemblies, 2D manufacturing drawings, assembly drawings, and bills of materials (BOMs).
  
• Ensure tool designs meet requirements for manufacturability, rigidity, safety, maintenance, and tool life.
  

C. CAD Modeling and Documentation

• Prepare accurate 3D models, 2D drawings, and detailed component drawings using CATIA V5, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or equivalent software.
  
• Maintain design standards, drawing formats, BOMs, and engineering documentation.
  
• Conduct design reviews and verify interfaces, clearances, and assembly feasibility before releasing designs for manufacturing.
  
• Use forming simulation software such as AutoForm or equivalent, where available and applicable.
  

D. Tool Development and Tryout

• Coordinate with the tool room, machining, EDM, wire-cut, grinding, assembly, and press shop teams.
  
• Provide technical support during tool manufacturing, assembly, and press tryout.
  
• Analyze and resolve tooling and component issues, including burrs, cracks, wrinkles, springback, dimensional deviations, and improper cutting.
  
• Modify tool designs based on tryout results and implement corrective actions.
  
• Support achievement of dimensional accuracy, stable production, and required tool performance.
  
• Coordinate with quality and production teams for sample inspection and approval.
  

E. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Production, Quality, Tool Room, Purchase, Project Engineering, and Customer Engineering teams.
  
• Support APQP, PFMEA, PPAP, control plans, and other quality documentation, as applicable.
  
• Ensure timely completion of design activities and support new product development projects.
  
• Identify opportunities for tooling cost reduction, cycle-time improvement, and scrap reduction.
  

Requirements

Technical Skills Required

• Strong knowledge of sheet metal stamping processes and press tool design.
  
• Good understanding of blanking, piercing, bending, forming, drawing, and trimming operations.
  
• Knowledge of strip layout, die clearance, press tonnage, tool materials, and standard tooling components.
  
• Proficiency in 3D modeling, 2D detailing, assemblies, and engineering drawing interpretation.
  
• Knowledge of GD&T, dimensional inspection, and manufacturing tolerances.
  
• Practical understanding of tool room processes and press tool tryout.
  
• Ability to independently analyze design and production problems and implement corrective actions.
  

Experience and Competencies

• Hands-on experience in both press part design and press tool design.
  
• Exposure to automotive sheet metal components and new product development is preferred.
  
• Ability to handle design activities from feasibility through tooling tryout.
  
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and coordination skills.
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet committed deadlines.
  

Expected Deliverables

• Press part 3D models and 2D drawings.
  
• Part feasibility reports and manufacturing recommendations.
  
• Strip layouts and complete press tool 3D assemblies.
  
• Tool component drawings, assembly drawings, and BOMs.
  
• Design review records and engineering change documentation.
  
• Tool tryout support and corrective action reports.
  
• Production-ready designs meeting quality, cost, and delivery targets.
  

Overall Responsibility

To independently design and develop sheet metal press components and associated press tools, ensuring manufacturability, dimensional accuracy, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and timely project execution from initial feasibility to successful production handover.