Aerospace Fixturing and Tooling Process Engineer

TekPro Engineering•Elk Grove, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Through TekPro, a recruiting partner to advanced manufacturers, a well-established aerospace components company is seeking a process engineer who can design from the bench up. This is an on-site role joining forces with production, quality, and customer engineering to bring precision parts to life with repeatability and value. Customers depend on reliable processes. Your mission is to interpret their requirements, create robust workholding and tooling, define the right operation sequence, and support the shop floor so quality, cost, and throughput are consistently met.

Requirements

Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent hands-on manufacturing process engineering experience
Proficiency reading customer drawings, specifications, GD&T, and manufacturing documentation
4 or more years using CAD/CAM such as Mastercam, Unigraphics, or SolidWorks
Ability to design workholding and fixturing and choose the right tooling
Experience sequencing part processes to hit quality, cost, and throughput goals
Strong troubleshooting of fixturing, tooling, machining strategies, and process flow
At least 5 years in CNC machining or precision fabrication environments
ERP familiarity and hands-on creation and upkeep of BOMs, routings, and item masters
History of partnering with customers and cross-functional teams on technical issues

Responsibilities

Interpret customer requirements, create robust workholding and tooling, define the right operation sequence, and support the shop floor so quality, cost, and throughput are consistently met.
Ensure ERP data is accurate, including complete BOMs, accurate routings, and well-managed item masters.
Translate new-part contracts into clear material choices, documentation, and flow-down requirements.
Distill prints, drawings, specifications, and requirements into efficient machining strategies.
Create unambiguous and usable GD&T, in-process control plans, and work instructions.
Engage in customer conversations to clarify intent and encourage design-for-manufacture improvements.
Provide production support to quickly resolve tooling, fixturing, and machining issues.
Design or refine fixtures, workholding, and tooling to meet production and quality goals.
Create process drawings and detailed work instructions for consistent execution.
Provide estimating inputs grounded in process steps, tolerances, and manufacturability considerations.
Effectively flow down internal, customer, and regulatory requirements to suppliers and vendors.
Perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement to prevent recurrence.
Ensure repeat jobs run consistently through disciplined process control.
Maintain an orderly workstation and a reliable, positive work ethic.
Strengthen the Quality Management System through compliant processes and practical improvements.
Foster productive collaboration across teams and with supplier partners.