Tool Designer

About Maxion Wheels
As the largest manufacturer of wheels for the global marketplace, Maxion Wheels is continually seeking motivated individuals who have what it takes to make a positive impact on our business and our customers. Our long history, and our products, internationally recognized for their quality and innovation, make us one of the most respected OEM suppliers in the automotive industry.

For our Engineering Department in Maxion Wheels Aluminum India Pvt. Ltd., Khed, Pune - India, we are looking for a

Tool Designer

Your future role

Raise the Engineering Change Request and Engineering Change Notifications (ECR/ECN) for wheel, mold and fixtures to Central Engineering (CE), linking plant to Central Engineering and mold supplier, to technically support production, to locally manage the drawings archive of the plant, design work-holding components and gauges for manufacturing process.

• Propose wheel and mold drawing modification and raise ECR to CE
• Should be able to design the mold independently
• Develop the vendor for mold manufacturing and repair
• Should be able to develop and design the fixtures and tooling's for various applications.
• Understand and analyze production requests, brainstorm and define action.
• Request for CE approval for mold modifications.
• Implement mold modifications.
• Request and evaluate quotations to mold supplier.
• Follow-up modifications effectiveness in production
• Control of mold drawings.
• Understand and analyze production requests, brainstorm and define action.
• Request for CE approval for product modifications.
• Follow up modification's effectiveness in production.
• Control of wheel drawings.
• Save the latest update of the wheel and mold drawings in the plant archive.
• Assure that the physical mold is compliant for the mold drawing
• Manages production request
• In collaboration with plant process engineers, analyze root causes, provide solutions, check effectiveness.
• Design work-holding components and gauges for manufacturing process
• Evaluate optimal solutions for the process.
• Prepare the proper drawing.
• Review drawing with local team.

Your profile

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, or similar technical education
• 8 - 10 years of experience in automotive industry
• Knowledge of CATIA V5 Design and mold materials, Plastics components, Geometrical and dimensional tolerances
• Ability to work in Matrix Organization
• Strong English communication skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Understands complex concepts and the relationships between issues or problems
• Possesses intellectual agility; readily accepts the challenges of unfamiliar tasks

Equal Opportunity Statement
Maxion Wheels maintains a written and widely distributed policy on equal employment opportunity. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, administers policies, bases decisions and conducts all personnel activities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability (to the extent an undue hardship is not imposed), status as a covered veteran or other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.