Manager - Die Stamping

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• Support die development activities for new vehicle and lifecycle projects.
• Participate in product feasibility reviews and manufacturing assessments.
• Coordinate die design reviews with internal teams and suppliers.
• Track tool manufacturing progress, timing plans and project milestones.
• Support die tryout activities and panel quality improvement actions.
• Monitor dimensional quality, surface quality and process capability during trials.
• Assist in panel matching, fitment validation and engineering change implementation.
• Support APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan and PPAP activities.
• Prepare project reports, trial reports and management reviews.
• Coordinate with Product Development, Quality, Production and suppliers for issue resolution.

Preferred Industries

Education Qualification

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Tool Engineering or Automobile Engineering.
• Diploma with relevant automotive tooling experience may be considered.

General Experience

• 10+ years of experience in automotive die development, stamping or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in BIW or closure panel tooling preferred.
• Exposure to die tryout, panel quality and supplier coordination activities preferred.

Critical Experience

• Automotive stamping process knowledge.
• Sheet metal panel manufacturing fundamentals.
• Die construction and tryout processes.
• Dimensional quality and GD&T understanding.
• Tooling validation and panel quality improvement.
• APQP, PPAP and problem-solving methodologies.
• Root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.

System Generated Core Skills

System Generated Secondary Skills