Sr. Tooling Engineer, SeatsSalary: $114,500 - $174,000 - Based on experience/education
Direct Hire - Warsaw, INRelocation: $10,000
OverviewWe are seeking a
Sr. Tooling Engineer, Seats to support new product launches, pilot builds, and production ramp-up activities for automotive seating programs. This role will focus on tooling design, procurement, launch readiness, and continuous improvement across seat manufacturing, trim, and interior assembly processes.
Responsibilities- Support tooling strategy for new product launches, pilot builds, and production ramp-ups.
- Design, develop, and launch tooling for seat manufacturing, trim, and interior assembly.
- Partner with manufacturing, quality, purchasing, and suppliers to deliver tooling on time and within requirements.
- Lead tooling procurement activities, including supplier coordination, technical reviews, and launch support.
- Identify process improvements using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methods.
- Troubleshoot tooling issues during build events and production launch.
- Support safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals across seating programs.
Qualifications- 12+ years of automotive manufacturing, tooling engineering, or related experience.
- Advanced degree may be considered in place of some experience.
- Strong tooling engineering background supporting seat manufacturing, trim, or interior assembly.
- Experience designing and launching production tooling.
- Tooling procurement experience.
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement experience.
- Automotive OEM experience preferred.
- Seat systems experience preferred.
