Senior Tooling and Equipment Engineer, Automotive Interiors

IAC Group

Senior Tooling and Equipment Engineer managing tooling and manufacturing processes for automotive interiors. Collaborating with teams to ensure production efficiencies and quality outcomes.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeMI • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide advanced engineering support to manufacturing facilities, product design teams, and OEM customers to ensure product designs are feasible and optimized for production.
Support RFQ development, quote reviews, sourcing decisions, and technical discussions with internal teams and customers.
Lead tooling activities for new program launches, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality targets are achieved.
Manage the design, build, and validation of secondary machines and fixtures.
Work closely with suppliers to ensure equipment meets program requirements and customer expectations.
Drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency, quality, and cost through enhancements to processes, materials, and methods.
Champion pre-production runoffs and ensure PPAP readiness, including cycle time and OEE targets.
Provide hands-on technical support to manufacturing plants, resolving process and equipment issues to meet production and quality objectives.
Support cost negotiations for tooling and engineering changes. Ensure all equipment meets safety standards including OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, and company requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
7 to 10 years of experience in machine and fixture design, build, and launch support in a Tier 1 automotive environment.
Strong background in interior trim components such as instrument panels, floor consoles, hard trim, or door systems.
Experience supporting full program launches is required.
Hands-on experience with secondary manufacturing processes including heat staking, sonic welding, hot plate or infrared welding, punching, edge wrapping, and thermoforming or vacuum forming.
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general engineering tools.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Machine DesignFixture DesignHeat StakingSonic WeldingHot Plate WeldingInfrared WeldingPunchingEdge WrappingThermoformingVacuum Forming

Soft Skills

Strong Project Management SkillsAbility To Manage Multiple Priorities