Advanced Stamping / Roll Forming Process Engineer
- Windsor, ON, Canada
$100,000 to $120,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $100,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in automotive stamping and/or roll forming processes and tooling development
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
About The Role
Minth North America is seeking a highly motivated Advanced Stamping / Roll Forming Process Engineer to join our fast-growing Body Structure Technology Center (BTC NA). This role is critical in driving manufacturing excellence through feasibility studies, design optimization, and advanced tooling development using simulation technologies.
The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in stamping and roll forming processes, a deep understanding of sheet metal and metallurgy, and a proactive mindset to challenge conventional approaches. This role operates in a global, multicultural environment and requires close collaboration across engineering and manufacturing teams.
Key Responsibilities 1. Process Development & DFM Leadership
Minth North America is seeking a highly motivated Advanced Stamping / Roll Forming Process Engineer to join our fast-growing Body Structure Technology Center (BTC NA). This role is critical in driving manufacturing excellence through feasibility studies, design optimization, and advanced tooling development using simulation technologies.
The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in stamping and roll forming processes, a deep understanding of sheet metal and metallurgy, and a proactive mindset to challenge conventional approaches. This role operates in a global, multicultural environment and requires close collaboration across engineering and manufacturing teams.
Key Responsibilities 1. Process Development & DFM Leadership
- Conduct feasibility studies and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) analyses
- Lead the end-to-end development of stamping and roll forming processes
- Define press tonnage, tooling/dies, materials, and product configurations for RFQ and development stages
- Develop and optimize tooling/dies using simulation tools (e.g., AutoForm), including spring-back compensation
- Establish cycle times and ensure inclusion of poka-yoke features to meet quality standards
- Identify process risks and develop validation/testing methods aligned with industry standards
- Communicate technical requirements and ensure execution within timeline and budget
- Review and approve stamping/roll forming presses and tooling
- Analyze production issues related to equipment, tooling, and processes; implement corrective actions
- Drive improvements to achieve target Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Evaluate current manufacturing processes and identify opportunities for innovation and cost reduction
- Lead research initiatives to develop advanced or next-generation manufacturing processes
- Provide engineering support and technical consultation across departments
- Participate in customer meetings and track technical open issues
- Manage engineering changes and develop process documentation (e.g., PFMEA)
- Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams to ensure alignment and success
- Maintain and expand knowledge of manufacturing technologies, materials, and industry trends
- Engage in continuous learning through seminars, workshops, and technical publications
- Monitor competitor technologies and emerging innovations
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in automotive stamping and/or roll forming processes and tooling development
- Hands-on experience with press setup and die optimization
- Experience working with aluminum and/or steel forming processes
- Proficiency in simulation tools (e.g., AutoForm) for predicting material behavior and reducing prototyping
- Strong CAD skills for data review, sectioning, and manufacturing print creation
- Experience with one or more additional processes:
- Aluminum extrusion
- Roll forming
- Welding (CMT, FSW, Laser)
- Riveting or emerging joining technologies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a creative, solution-oriented mindset
- Excellent communication and influencing abilities
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and multicultural environments
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and learn from experience
- Be part of a rapidly growing technology center focused on innovation
- Work on cutting-edge automotive body structure technologies
- Collaborate in a dynamic, global engineering environment
- Opportunity to shape advanced manufacturing processes and solutions
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead feasibility studies and DFM analyses, develop and optimize stamping and roll-forming processes and tooling, and use simulation to improve manufacturability and reduce prototyping. Support production optimization, resolve process and equipment issues, manage technical changes and documentation, and collaborate with customers and global teams.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related field, plus at least five years of automotive stamping and/or roll-forming experience. Candidates need hands-on press setup and die optimization experience, forming knowledge for aluminum and/or steel, AutoForm and CAD proficiency, and experience with at least one additional process such as extrusion, welding, or joining.
Skills
- Automotive Stamping
- Roll Forming
- Tooling And Die Development
- Design For Manufacturability
- AutoForm Simulation
- Press Setup And Optimization
- Sheet Metal Forming
- Aluminum And Steel Forming
- CAD
- Spring-Back Compensation
- Process Feasibility Analysis
- PFMEA
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- Welding And Joining Technologies
- Problem-Solving
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Categories
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Automotive Body Structures
- Stamping
- Roll Forming
- Design For Manufacturability
- Feasibility Studies
- AutoForm
- Simulation
- Spring-Back Compensation
- Tooling
- Dies
- Press Tonnage
- Press Setup
- Sheet Metal
- Metallurgy
- Aluminum Forming
- Steel Forming
- CAD
- PFMEA
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- Poka-Yoke
- Aluminum Extrusion
- CMT Welding
- Friction Stir Welding
- Laser Welding
- Riveting
- Process Optimization
- Continuous Improvement
- Corrective Actions
- Cost Reduction
- Validation And Testing