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2.4 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| tooling-engineer | Occupational skill for the role 'tooling engineer' (also: tooling engineering expert, toolmaker/tooling engineer, manufacturing tooling engineer, tooling technology engineering adviser, tooling development engineer, tooling engineering specialist). Use when the user asks for typical tooling engineer work such as: typical tooling engineer responsibilities |
Tooling Engineer
Tooling engineers design new tools for manufacturing equipment. They prepare tooling quotation requests. They estimate costs and delivery time, manage tooling construction follow-up and supervise the routine maintenance of tools. They also analyse data to determine the cause of major tooling difficulties and develop recommendations and action plans for solutions.
Core workflow
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- build a product's physical model
- CAD software
- CAE software
- create a product's virtual model
- determine production feasibility
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- estimate duration of work
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- ICT software specifications
- industrial engineering
- manufacturing processes
- mathematics
Hot technologies
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Revit
- Bentley MicroStation
- C++
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Hot technologies
Top tools from 36 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-20):
- SolidWorks — 28 %
- AutoCAD — 19 %
- CATIA — 14 %
- Creo — 11 %
- Catia V5 — 8 %
- NX — 8 %
- Windchill — 8 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/79fed799-ab3a-43d9-bd91-414c2c3b2f57), ONET 30.3 (17-3027.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*