What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tool Designer position at Confidential?
SUMMARY: The Tool Designer - Programmer is responsible for creating the technical drawings of custom cutting tools and holders working from quotes, customer prints or sketches. They will work with the customer and sales team to ensure tooling is designed correctly. They will also create the programs and set-up sheets for the operation of the CNC equipment in our shop.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Design custom Indexable, Solid Carbide, Carbide tipped and High-Speed Steel Cutting Tools utilizing one or more of the following: SolidWorks, Walter Tool Studio, ANCA 3D Simulator.
· Communicate with customers and sales team to achieve proper tool designs.
· Make engineering changes to existing designs.
· Create detailed drawings for manufacturing.
· Interpret engineering drawings and develop CNC programs. This will include using MasterCam software or manually writing the program, maintaining legacy CNC programs using whichever method is required.
· Determining tooling/gaging requirements to manufacture parts in the most efficient manner which includes existing tooling, purchase new tooling, or developing new tooling.
· Develop work instruction’s and or Setup Instructions to aid in manufacturing of parts. These instructions will be generated either during the programming task or independently as required.
· Trouble shoot and edit programs as needed.
· Respond to commonly occurring problems/situations for which standards, procedures or precedents exist.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Knowledge of material and tooling types.
· Knowledge of the machine and its capabilities.
· Knowledge of what the tool is and how it is used
· CAD Programming (preferred)
· CAM Programming (preferred)
· CNC Programming (required)
· CNC Machining or CNC Cutter Grinding (required)
· Knowledge and ability to use micrometers, vernier, radius gages
· Competent with applying math skills/tool geometry
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: One location
