tooling engineer

Code 2144.1.22

Tooling engineers design new tools for manufacturing equipment. They prepare tooling quotation requests. They estimate costs and delivery time, manage tooling construction follow-up and supervise the routine maintenance of tools. They also analyse data to determine the cause of major tooling difficulties and develop recommendations and action plans for solutions.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • technical drawings
  • ICT software specifications
  • physics
  • industrial engineering
  • reverse engineering
  • mechanics
  • manufacturing processes
  • quality and cycle time optimisation
  • engineering principles
  • production processes
  • engineering processes
  • CAD software
  • multimedia systems
  • CAE software

Skills and competences

  • approve engineering design
  • build a product's physical model
  • create a product's virtual model
  • determine production feasibility
  • read engineering drawings
  • perform scientific research
  • adjust engineering designs
  • provide cost benefit analysis reports
  • use CAD software
  • use computer-aided engineering systems
  • use technical drawing software

Transversal competences

  • estimate duration of work
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • mathematics

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences