Overview

We are seeking a skilled Sheet Metal Forming Tool Designer to design, develop, and optimize tooling solutions for sheet metal forming processes such as stamping, bending, deep drawing, and progressive die operations. The role involves close collaboration with manufacturing, product design, and quality teams to ensure productive and cost-effective production.

Responsibilities

Tool Design & Development
- Design sheet metal forming tools including:
- Progressive dies
- Transfer dies
- Compound dies
- Deep drawing tools
- Bending and forming dies
- Create detailed 2D drawings and 3D models using CAD software (e.g., CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, AutoCAD).
- Define die layouts, strip layouts, and tool configurations.

Process Planning
- Develop strip layouts, calculate material utilization, and optimize production efficiency.
- Define forming sequences and process parameters for various metal forming operations.
- Ensure designs meet manufacturability and cost targets.

Simulation & Validation
- Perform simulations (using tools like AutoForm, PAM-STAMP, or similar).
- Analyze springback,



thinning, wrinkling, and potential defects.
- Optimize tool design based on simulation results.

Tool Manufacturing Support
- Prepare BOM (Bill of Materials) and tool specifications.
- Support tool fabrication, assembly, and trial runs.
- Troubleshoot issues during tool tryout and production.

Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure tools meet dimensional and quality requirements.
- Implement corrective actions for tooling issues.
- Drive continuous improvement in tooling design and production processes.

Collaboration
- Work closely with:
- Product design engineers
- Manufacturing teams
- Suppliers and toolmakers
- Participate in design reviews and feasibility studies.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Mechanical Engineering and
- Tool Engineering / Tool & Die Making (Addon Subject)
- Production Engineering
- GTTC or NTTF
- Tool Engineering /

📌 Sheet Metal Forming Tool Designer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Expleo
📍 Bengaluru