Role & responsibilities
Design Review & Gate Approval Support
Lead and support Gate 0 and Gate 1 Design Reviews for sheet metal tooling, welding fixtures, gauges, and checking fixtures.
Evaluate tooling concepts for feasibility, manufacturability, maintainability, safety, and process capability.
Ensure design compliance with customer specifications, internal standards, and project requirements.
Provide technical recommendations and approval inputs during review meetings.
Track and close design review observations before progressing to the next project gate.
GD&T; Review and Validation
Review and validate GD&T; (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) requirements on tooling, welding fixtures, gauges, and checking fixtures.
Ensure fixture locating schemes meet datum structures and dimensional control requirements.
Guide design teams on interpretation and application of GD&T; standards.
Verify measurement and inspection concepts to ensure part quality and dimensional accuracy.
Tooling Layout & Engineering Guidance
Provide technical direction on tooling layouts, fixture concepts, and design methodologies.
Optimize tool and fixture layouts for accessibility, ergonomics, cycle time, and maintenance.
Review and approve locating principles, clamping concepts,



and fixture mechanisms.
Support standardization initiatives and implementation of best practices across projects.
Material Selection & Cost Optimization
Guide engineering teams on appropriate material selection for tooling, fixtures, gauges, and wear components.
Ensure optimum usage of materials while maintaining functionality, durability, and quality standards.
Recommend cost-effective manufacturing solutions without compromising performance.
Support value engineering and cost reduction initiatives.
Technical Mentoring & Capability Development
Mentor and train design engineers on fixture design standards, GD&T;, tolerance stack-up, and tooling best practices.
Develop design checklists, standards, and lessons learned for organization-wide use.
Support technical problem-solving during design, manufacturing, assembly, and tryout stages.
Manufacturing & Quality Support
Support manufacturing teams during tool build, assembly, trials, and buy-off stages.
Analyze and resolve tooling-related issues impacting quality, productivity, and repeatability.

Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and customer requirements.

📌 Tool Engineer Subject Matter Expert Pune
🏢 Magna International
📍 Pune