Dana
Tool Design Engineer
Job · Full-timeIn OfficeChennai, Tamil Nadu0–2 years50K/mo5 openingsImmediate / as per notice period
About this role
Build your tool and die engineering career at Dana as a Tool Design Engineer in Chennai. This is a full-time position with genuine ownership early — your own components, your own process, and colleagues who depend on both.
About the role
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Skills you'll use
Press Tool DesignDie DesignFixture DesignAutoCADSolidWorksStrip LayoutTool MaterialsTonnage CalculationTool TrialsDesign for Manufacturing
What you'll do
- Design press tools, dies and fixtures for new and running parts
- Prepare detailed tool drawings and BOMs for the tool room
- Support tool trials and close the corrections they reveal
- Improve tool life and reduce downtime on existing tooling
- Maintain tool design standards and records
- Maintain accurate technical records and traceability for your work
- Follow plant safety, quality and environmental standards at all times
- Escalate issues early and close them with verified corrective action
Who can apply
- B.E./B.Tech/Diploma in Mechanical, Automobile or Production Engineering from a recognised university
- 0–2 years of experience in an engineering, plant or quality function — freshers and 2026 graduates are welcome
- Working knowledge of Press Tool Design, Die Design, Fixture Design
- Comfort with AutoCAD, SolidWorks and forming simulation, and with reading and working to a drawing or specification
- Ability to read an engineering drawing, follow a standard, and explain a technical result clearly to production or the customer
- Attention to detail, ownership and the discipline to document your work
- Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu or willing to relocate
Perks & benefits
Canteen / subsidised meals at plant locationsCompany transport on plant routes where availableSafety shoes, uniform and personal protective equipment providedClear appraisal cycle and internal mobilityEmployee wellness and annual health check-upCompetitive salary as per market benchmarksAnnual performance bonus / variable payHealth insurance for you and your dependants
Interview & selection process
4 rounds — typical selection flow for this role:
- 1Resume screening and profile shortlisting by the talent acquisition team
- 2Technical interview 1 — subject fundamentals, drawings and your project work
- 3Practical or plant round — a shop-floor, lab or design problem discussed on site
- 4HR discussion — compensation, notice period, joining date and offer roll-out
About Dana
Dana operates in the automotive drivetrain & e-propulsion systems sector and runs an active team in Chennai. It is an established employer with real engineering depth — parts are designed, made, measured and shipped here, so an engineer's work is visible in the product rather than filed in a…
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