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Design Engineer - Plating Tooling Specialist

11/27/25

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Oversees day-to-day operations of the team, defines goals, improves technologies, and determines the best action to meet schedules and resolve technical issues. Job Requirements

Responsible for developing and implementing advanced tooling solutions to enhance precious metal plating techniques. This role supports the plating department by ensuring tooling design, fabrication, and installation meet production and safety standards, while contributing to cost-saving initiatives and continuous improvement efforts. INTERNAL CUSTOMER: Quality Department, IE Department, Finance (due to gold usage), Procurement (due to gold usage) TOOLING DESIGN & IMPROVEMENT:

This role requires an engineer to develop, implement, and manage advanced tooling solutions for precious metal plating, focusing on enhancing efficiency and quality while strictly ensuring production readiness by monitoring fabrication, installation, and conditioning schedules. A primary objective is to drive significant cost reduction by collaborating with design teams to integrate tooling that minimizes gold usage in new product introductions (NPI), along with providing technical expertise to resolve complex tooling challenges and validate performance through pilot runs.

Supervise the documentation of mechanical design drawings and related mechanical documents in order to ensure the drawings being rightly used correctly and protect company property.   Organize tooling by location and maintain a well-controlled inventory of spare parts to support operational needs.

Support the plating team in establishing and executing EHS management within the plating department, communicating policies and monitoring compliance. Follow the company's TEOA framework and apply TEOA tools in daily operations to drive continuous improvement.

What your background should look like

Bachelor's degree in engineering scope preferably in Mechanical  Minimum 3-5 years of mechanical design experience Must be knowledgeable with Pro-E, Creo, and AutoCAD software Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies is a plus. Computer Knowledge, MS Office etc, SAP knowledge added