Tooling Engineer
Ripple Foods
Software Engineering
DeKalb, IL, USA
Posted on Mar 10, 2026
Aegis is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer to join our client's organization in Dekalb, IL. The ideal candidate has the following skills and experience:
- 2+ years of experience working as a tooling design engineer
- Industry; can vary- metal, steel, rubber or other polymers work well.
- Experience with form tooling
- Experience working with molds, plugs, trim dies.
- Experience with making sure the molds for the products are running correct and coming out of the machines correctly or fixing any issues that might come up.
- Experience with machine tooling
- Turning the packaging concepts into working ideas – using thermoforming, injection or trim equipment.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks and CAD software.
- Experience translating packaging drawings and samples into 3D design software
- Experience with BOM
- Experience putting those designs into thermoforming ready designs
- Experience with prototyping the designs and validation of the product
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, production, and quality teams.
- Customer facing experience – will be working with the sales team mainly but could communicate with customers as needed.
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Hands on and detail-oriented individual.
Nice to have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Plastics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering.
- Knowledge of thin-gauge plastics (PVC, PET, RPET, HIPS, etc)
- Vacuum/pressure forming principle experience
- Any cnc knowledge, programming experience would be great!