About this role
Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
Position Overview
Lead the planning, engineering, development, sourcing, validation and industrialization of stamping dies and press tools for new vehicle programs. The role will drive complete die development from product feasibility to SOP while ensuring quality, cost, timing and manufacturing excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end die and tooling development activities for new vehicle programs.
- Conduct product feasibility reviews and manufacturing assessments for BIW and closure panels.
- Drive strip layout planning, die process planning and press line strategy.
- Define die standards, specifications and technical requirements.
- Lead sourcing, RFQ preparation, supplier evaluation and technical negotiations.
- Monitor die design, simulation, manufacturing, trials and buy-off activities.
- Coordinate panel development, dimensional validation and quality improvement.
- Drive try-out activities, panel matching, surface quality achievement and productivity improvements.
- Manage engineering changes and tool modifications during development and launch phases.
- Ensure SOP readiness and stable production ramp-up.
- Upkeep/Refurbishment of existing Dies.
Preferred Industries
Manufacturing Manufacturing and Pr
## Education Qualification
- B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Tool Engineering or Automobile Engineering.
- Master’s degree or Tool Design specialization preferred.
General Experience
- 20+ years
- Automotive manufacturing engineering experience.
- Minimum 7 years in stamping die development and industrialization.
- Experience in BIW outer panels, inner panels and closure tooling.
- At least one complete vehicle program from design freeze to SOP.
- Exposure to global tooling suppliers and OEM development processes preferred.
Critical Experience
- Automotive sheet metal stamping processes.
- Transfer, tandem and progressive die technologies.
- Press shop operations and automation systems.
- Panel feasibility and manufacturability studies.
- Forming simulation and springback analysis.
- Die face engineering and die design reviews.
- Tool tryout and panel quality improvement.
- Dimensional engineering and GD&T.
- APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans and PPAP.
- Cost estimation and CapEx planning.
System Generated Core Skills
Performance Monitoring Conveyor Systems Pneumatics Hydraulics Costing Work Estimation Process Knowledge - Assembly Industrial Engineering Project Management QC Tools Kaizen QC Story Root Cause Analysis Equipment Management Equipment Maintenance Product Knowledge -Vehicle System Product Knowledge - Aggregates Fixtures Statistical Analysis Tools Process Improvement Method Study & Work Measurement Line Balancing Ergonomics Resource Management Quality Management System (QMS) ISO 9001 - Quality Management
## System Generated Secondary Skills