Junior Tooling Engineer

Company Overview

Metalcool Pte Ltd is a Singapore precision-engineering company specializing in customized cutting tools, tool-regrinding services, and cutting-tool and coolant solutions. Accredited with AS9100 and the Progressive Wage Mark, it serves aerospace, oil & gas, semiconductor, defense, and engineering sectors.

Job Summary

Join Metalcool as a Junior Tooling Engineer to develop hands-on expertise in cutting-tool manufacturing through inspection, job preparation, 2D drafting, CNC programming, and production coordination.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming cutting tools, review customer drawings, tool samples, order requirements, and internal records to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Identify and resolve missing, conflicting, or unclear technical information by obtaining necessary clarifications before job release
• Prepare and revise 2D cutting-tool drawings to support manufacturing needs as technical skills develop
• Learn to create CNC tool-grinding programs using Walter Tool Studio and ANCA iGrind software, ensuring alignment with work orders and job instructions
• Submit drawings and CNC programs for senior engineer verification prior to production release
• Prepare comprehensive production work orders for new-tool manufacturing and tool regrinding, including bills of materials (BOMs), production routings, and clear job instructions
• Verify completeness and consistency of BOMs, routings, materials, job instructions, drawings, and CNC programs before production release
• Retrieve and verify raw materials from the storeroom, organizing them with work-order documents for operator collection
• Maintain accurate filing, revision control, and traceability of production engineering records to support quality and audit requirements
• Collaborate with production teams to support program trials, implement corrections, and drive process improvements
• Gain supervised exposure to machine operations to understand how tool geometry, drawings, and programs translate into grinding processes
• Work closely with production personnel to resolve technical questions and enhance manufacturing instruction clarity
• Incorporate approved production and inspection feedback into work orders, drawings, and CNC programs to improve accuracy and efficiency

Required competencies and certifications

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Precision Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, dimensions, and tolerances
• Strong numerical and spatial reasoning skills demonstrated through systematic and careful work habits
• Effective communication skills to clearly report discrepancies and technical questions without assumptions
• Comfortable working in both office and production-floor environments

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Prior experience in precision engineering or manufacturing environments
• Exposure to CNC machining, grinding, or related manufacturing processes

Other Information

• The role offers progressive learning in cutting-tool geometry, manufacturing, regrinding processes, technical work-order preparation, BOM generation, routing, job-release controls, 2D drafting, drawing revision control, and CNC programming with Walter Tool Studio and ANCA iGrind
• The scope of responsibilities will expand based on demonstrated accuracy, technical understanding, checking discipline, and ability to work independently