Principal Tool Design Engineer

RTX•Andover, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Tool Engineering is a career field that specializes in designing custom mechanical solutions to support manufacturing, assembly, inspection and test throughout the product lifecycle. As a Tooling Engineer you are the subject matter expert who designs innovative fixturing, gages, assembly jigs, material handling devices, lifting fixtures, manufacturing aids and machine design solutions. The use of these items provides a consistent, safe, ergonomic means to assemble, inspect, handle, and transport production hardware. As a Raytheon Principal Tooling Engineer you’ll use computer-aided design to generate 3-dimensional models and technical drawing packages. You’ll be responsible for all aspects of designing, documentation, procuring and integrating assembly Tooling into a highly complex manufacturing environment. In addition, you’ll oversee projects from development to implementation and strive to incorporate safe, ergonomic, error-proofed, and innovative solutions into the factory. As a senior member of the team, you will also provide guidance, mentorship, and subject matter expertise to junior engineers on the team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
Experience with CAD modeling
Experience with drawing interpretation
Experience with mechanical project development

Nice To Haves

Previous tool design experience
Machine Shop Experience
Leadership experience
GD&T skills
Advanced CAD skills
Experience with CREO
Gage, Fixture, and/or Machine design experience

Responsibilities

Developing and approving complex 3-dimensional tooling solutions using CREO (Pro-E)
Capturing & communicating tooling concepts and solutions with manufacturing & factory leadership.
Leading the creation and implementation of opportunities for improvement within our factories.
Representing manufacturing as a subject matter expert and mechanical engineering resource to support a variety of factory initiatives.
Promoting standardized fixturing concepts across all programs to support a true multi-missile factory environment.
Reading and interpreting mechanical engineering drawings including the usage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Providing stress analysis models and documents on below the hook lifting devices.
Establishing designs with significant consideration given to good error-proofing techniques and troubleshooting design flaws and production issues
Integrating Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components to increase design usability and cost effectiveness.
Adjusting and optimizing designs as necessary to meet stakeholder needs.