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Overview
Tooling engineer work is about designing manufacturing tools, estimating cost and delivery time, following tool construction and keeping production tooling reliable.
In job descriptions, look for CAD, technical drawings, tooling quotations, production feasibility, tool maintenance, cost-benefit reports, manufacturing processes and problem analysis for tool failures.
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Tooling engineers sit close to manufacturing, design and maintenance. They turn production needs into tool concepts, drawings, estimates and follow-up actions when tooling causes delays, defects or downtime.
Skills and specializations
The role draws on CAD, technical drawings, manufacturing processes, mechanics, production feasibility and cost-benefit analysis. Some posts add CAM, prototype design, precision measurement or production-capacity planning.
Salary context
Pay comparisons should separate routine drawing support from roles that own tooling decisions, supplier follow-up, major fault analysis and action plans for production recovery.
Career paths
Experience can move toward senior manufacturing engineering, tooling project leadership, process improvement, production standards, supplier technical coordination or wider mechanical engineering roles.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy focuses on new tool design, quotation work, maintenance supervision, production troubleshooting or all of these. The required software stack and shop-floor contact matter.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include container equipment design engineer, rotating equipment engineer and packing machinery engineer.
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This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include industrial tool design engineer, equipment engineer and mechanical engineer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
CMANUFACTURING71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
Alternative labels
tooling engineering expert
toolmaker/tooling engineer
manufacturing tooling engineer
tooling technology engineering adviser
tooling development engineer
tooling engineering specialist
tooling design engineer
press tooling engineer
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tools engineer
tooling technology engineering specialist
tooling technology engineering expert
tooling engineering consultant
tooling engineering adviser
tooling technology engineer
tooling technology engineering consultant
Occupation group
mechanical engineer (2144.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/79fed799-ab3a-43d9-bd91-414c2c3b2f57 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2144.1.22 |
| ISCO group | 2144 |
| Concept type | Occupation |