Manager - Die Stamping

Location: Bangalore, India

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

Manufacturing
Manufacturing and Pr

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

Performance Monitoring
Conveyor Systems
Pneumatics
Hydraulics
Costing
Work Estimation
Process Knowledge - Assembly
Industrial Engineering
Project Management
QC Tools
Kaizen
QC Story
Root Cause Analysis
Equipment Management
Equipment Maintenance
Product Knowledge -Vehicle System
Product Knowledge - Aggregates
Fixtures
Statistical Analysis Tools
Process Improvement
Method Study & Work Measurement
Line Balancing
Ergonomics
Resource Management
Quality Management System (QMS)
ISO 9001 - Quality Management

System Generated Secondary Skills