Tool Design Engineering Technology

Associate Degree: 10-617-1
Campus: West Bend (some courses also available at the

Fond du Lac Campus)

Moraine Park’s Tool Design Engineering Technology program provides students with the high-level manufacturing skills required in Wisconsin's evolving tool and die industry for the national and international customers it serves. Critical to the manufacturing workforce, tool design engineers design fixtures, parts, molds and stamping dies with the latest CAD (computer-aided design) software. While coursework emphasizes the computerized design aspect of tool and die making, students have combined classroom and shop instruction to experience hands-on machine operations to understand how to select appropriate materials and how their designs are applied on the shop floor. Students in the last semester have the opportunity to participate in an internship.

Tool design engineers need strong spatial aptitude, enjoy precision work and have an interest in machines and mechanical processes.

Representatives from business and industry have identified skills that are essential to success in manufacturing.  Students will be expected to demonstrate the critical core manufacturing skills throughout all the manufacturing classes.  The critical core manufacturing skills include: work cooperatively, work productively, listen effectively, demonstrate a positive attitude, maintain a safe work environment, demonstrate integrity, communicate clearly, follow directions, apply problem solving strategies, apply mathematical reasoning, think critically and adapt to change.

Graduates are prepared to immediately enter the industry as designers working on new tooling projects. Employers are looking for individuals who have the strong skill and knowledge base provided by this program.

This program is a nontraditional occupation for women.

Students enrolled in this program are eligible to apply for the STEM Scholarship.