Assistant Manager Casting and tooling development

Job Title: Senior Casting & Tooling Development Engineer
Job Title: Assistant Manager -Design -Engineering and R & D

**Experience -8-**12 Years
Preferred Experience

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8-15 years in Foundry, Die Casting, or Casting Tool Development.
Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Pump, Valve
Experience working with tooling suppliers and foundries.
Location: Mumbai
Address: E-108A/109/110, GIDC Electronic Estate, Sector-26, Gandhinagar-382 028, Gujarat INDIA
Education

Casting Process Expertise
Develop and optimize HPDC, LPDC, GDC, and Sand-Casting processes.
Establish robust manufacturing processes for new product development.
Improve casting yield and reduce process variation.
Tooling Development & Validation
Review tooling designs for manufacturability.
Verify and validate new casting tools and dies.
Conduct tool trials and production readiness assessments.

Coordinate tooling modications and improvements.
Tool Cost Estimation

Prepare cost estimates for: PDC Dies, GDC Dies, Sand Casting Patterns, Core Boxes
Analyse material, machining, heat treatment, and development costs.

Support RFQ, budgeting, and supplier negotiations.

Tool Audit & Tool Life Monitoring

Conduct periodic tool audits.

Verify tool condition against design requirements.

Assess die wear, cooling channels, vents, ejector systems, and parting line conditions.
Monitor tool life and recommend preventive maintenance.
Identify tooling improvements to reduce downtime and casting defects.
Prepare tool audit reports with action plans.
Ensure tooling inventory and maintenance records are updated.
Casting Defect Analysis & Resolution

Analyse and resolve:
Gas Porosity
Shrinkage Porosity
Blow Holes
Cold Shuts
Misruns
Cracks
Inclusions
Flash
Die Mismatch
Soldering and Die Erosion
Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
Implement corrective and preventive actions.
Improve existing dies to eliminate recurring defects.
Other skills:
Ability to read engineering drawings and CAD models. Preferred SolidWorks.
Experience in Product data management software
BOM management
Tolerance Stack up analysis.