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Senior Tooling Engineer

Alstom
Bangalore5-10 LPA Posted 9 Jun 2025
FULL TIME
Catia V5
Tool Design
Cost Optimization
gd&t

Job Description

  • Prepare Tooling Project Specifications (TPS) and share with suppliers for technical/commercial offers
  • Validate technical offers and estimate tooling costs to share with sourcing
  • Ensure compliance with country-specific standards and local EHS requirements during design and manufacturing
  • Develop innovative tooling concepts including welding fixtures, assembly fixtures, and lifting tackles
  • Design tooling using Catia V5 and DMA
  • Implement automation using hydraulic and pneumatic systems for welding and assembly fixtures
  • Conduct design reviews (DR) and DAP with stakeholders, integrating past REX and improvement areas
  • Create detailed 2D drawings in Catia V5 with critical dimensions, manufacturing tolerances, and GD&T
  • Clarify drawing-related queries with suppliers
  • Track manufacturing progress, ensure quality in welding, machining, and painting
  • Make and update modifications during validation and trials
  • Conduct inspection, validation, and trials of fixtures; address trial concerns with CAPA
  • Collaborate with engineering and process teams for alignment during TPS preparation and design reviews
  • Travel to sites: Sricity, Savli, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Madhepura and supplier locations across India
  • Follow up with tooling suppliers and ensure schedules are met
  • Optimize tooling costs via design and manufacturing efficiency
  • Contribute to developing tooling standards and a tooling library

Educational Requirements

  • Degree/Diploma in Mechanical or Tool Design Engineering (assumed from context)

Experience

Mandatory:

  • Experience in tooling design, especially in railway or heavy industries
  • Hands-on experience with line automation

Desirable:

  • Previous exposure to multi-location manufacturing and tooling coordination

Competencies & Skills

  • Proficiency in Catia V5 and DMA
  • Strong knowledge of GD&T
  • Understanding of EHS and country-specific compliance in tooling
  • Experience in hydraulic/pneumatic automation for tooling
  • Ability to coordinate and communicate across internal teams and suppliers
  • Fluent in English

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