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Magna

Automotive components and contract manufacturing provider

Tooling Specialist

Manufacturing EngineeringPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeSaltillo, Coahuila, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related career is required.
  • Advanced English proficiency sufficient to conduct technical meetings in global environments is required.
  • Solid experience designing, building, and improving tooling in the automotive industry or high-volume manufacturing is required.
  • Demonstrated experience with new-program launches and ramp-ups is required.
  • Advanced knowledge of GD&T, drawing interpretation, tolerances, and manufacturing criteria is required.
  • Practical experience with CNC manufacturing and machining processes, and functional knowledge of CAD/CAE, is required.
  • Experience leading tooling or launch projects is required.
  • Proficiency in VISI, Inventor, or SolidWorks design and modeling software is required.
  • Ability to conduct formability studies for stamped components is required.
  • Experience with roll-forming processes is required.
  • Experience designing automotive brackets and components for cold-stamping processes is required.
  • Knowledge of deformation analysis, springback, compensation, and stamping simulation is required.
  • Familiarity with welding, assembly, and automotive manufacturing criteria is required.

Responsibilities

  • Technically lead the design, development, validation, optimization, and full lifecycle of complex tooling, including molds, dies, fixtures, and specialized tooling, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Serve as a technical reference during launches, engineering changes, and critical production troubleshooting to ensure operational continuity and compliance with automotive standards.
  • Design, develop, and optimize high-precision complex tooling, incorporating manufacturability, stamping, and advanced GD&T criteria.
  • Manage the complete tooling lifecycle, including design, construction, validation, release, maintenance, continuous improvement, and end of life.
  • Lead technical validations, trial runs, and plant tryout activities.
  • Execute, document, and evaluate engineering changes during launch and production phases.
  • Conduct technical-financial analyses of tooling investments, including ROI, payback, and cost-benefit, and justify decisions with economic support.
  • Reduce scrap, defects, and cycle times through tooling redesign, improvement, or standardization.
  • Coordinate, audit, and technically validate domestic and international tooling suppliers.
  • Actively participate in APQP, PPAP, and FMEA as the technical owner of assigned tooling.
  • Provide specialized technical support for critical failures, nonconformities, or tooling-related production stoppages.
  • Ensure tooling meets formability, robustness, manufacturability, and durability criteria.
  • Prepare technical documentation, validation reports, failure analyses, and action plans.

About the Company

Magna

Automotive components and contract manufacturing provider

Magna is a global mobility technology company and one of the world's largest automotive suppliers. It designs, manufactures, and integrates components and systems such as body exteriors, powertrains, seating, and ADAS, and also provides complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing services. Its products are developed in 338 plants across 28 countries, enabling automakers to outsource from individual parts to full vehicle assembly and to adopt both traditional and electric powertrains in a single facility. Magna's goal is to be a trusted, one-stop partner that accelerates electrification and advanced mobility through its integrated manufacturing and engineering capabilities.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aurora, Canada
Founded
1957

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