Last updated: October 2026
Tooling Engineer Resume Example
This page is the tooling engineer resume for fixtures, jigs, and dies. It hands work to manufacturing. It is not the process-engineer page and not the CNC programmer page.
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Keywords employers screen for
What employers screen for
Tool rooms and launch teams screen for the tool type and the handoff. Name the fixture or die, the tolerance it held, and the PPAP or tryout result.
- Design fixtures, jigs, or dies that locate the part the way the drawing requires.
- Run or support tryout and correct the tool before production.
- Release the tool with a PPAP or buyoff the manufacturing engineer can use.
- Apply GD&T so the tool, not the operator, holds the characteristic.
G-code and Fanuc programs stay on the CNC programmer resume. Process ownership stays on the manufacturing engineer resume.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should a tooling engineer resume include?
Name the tool type (fixture, jig, or die), the CAD system, the tolerance the tool held, and a tryout or PPAP result.
How is a tooling resume different from a CNC programmer resume?
Tooling design creates the fixture or die. CNC programming creates the G-code that cuts the part or the tool steel. Use the CNC programmer page for machine programs.
How do I show a PPAP handoff?
Example: released a weld fixture and supported PPAP with a capability result the plant accepted.
Which drawings matter on a tooling resume?
The tool drawing and the part GD&T it protects. One quantified tryout beats a list of software.
