Engineer - Tooling

Manufacturing Tooling Engineer

• Implement Best Cost Country Sourcing strategy for assembly tooling
• Direct the implementation of tooling best business practices
• Responsible for tooling investment strategy for Tenneco North America Clean Air. Shared responsibility with counterparts at other global regions
• Support or manage (as assigned) the technical direction & coordination for tooling installations & start-ups
• Lead functional tooling design reviews between the selected tooling supplier, MET responsible engineer, and the plant manufacturing team
• Create, maintain and update program specific tooling requirements and forecast this information quarterly to the tooling supply base
• Define tooling touch points (3-2-1s) based on the manufacturing drawings GD&T structure and tolerancing utilizing the predefined manufacturing process
• Ensure tooling suppliers achieve Tenneco standards and support capital productivity initiatives, forecasts and sign off criteria
• Assess and evaluate the same suppliers to provide an objective scale for performance and feedback to capital/tooling purchasing
• Implement and ensure proper handshake of process, equipment and tooling into receiving plants
• Tooling supplier development close to our facilities (i.e. Mexico)
• Ensure prototype builds follow prototype with Production intent development is accurate and encompassing in order to launch programs on time and within budget
• Continuous improvement and product initiatives to achieve productivity initiatives including design to cost and lean manufacturing
• Identify next generation of Process/ Equipment / Tooling development for manufacturing to support cost reduction opportunities.
• Utilize technical expertise to implement/oversee the implementation of cost reduction ideas
• Other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience / Skills:

Education / Experience :

• 5+ years related manufacturing engineering experience.
• Bachelors degree (or Journeyman Toolmaker with Associate degree) in mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering
• Experience working with equipment and tooling suppliers, creating statement of work, awarding suppliers and following progress through launch.

Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Design for Manufacturability
• Demonstrated ability to identify problems and opportunities, develop plans and successfully implement solutions
• Self-motivated, ability to effectively prepare and deliver technical reports and presentations, ability to establish and maintain budgets, Project management skills
• Ability to make effective presentations to a wide variety of audiences including senior managers, customers and employee groups

Required Specialized Skills/Knowledge

• Expert in exhaust industry tooling and manufacturing methods including bending and exhaust welding. Expert of exhaust manufacturing best practices and standards in North America.
• Ability to develop new suppliers to meet tooling expectations and timing. Specifically develop India tool suppliers to meet North America standards.
• Trained and efficient using GD&T.
• Can apply GD&T and correlating to fixture and gage designs.
• Use CAD systems to develop tooling designs.
• Develop SOWs, RFQs, conducting gage correlations, gage R&Rs, runoffs and installation to Tenneco standards.
• Ability to conduct detailed design reviews of tooling. Coordinate with India based tooling manufacturers and end using plants in North America.
• Develop detailed tooling timelines using overall program timing. Manage tooling spending to program financial targets.

Travel :

• Ability to travel in support of job function 25-40%(NACA facilities, suppliers etc.). International travel required.