Sr. Tool Design Engineer - Aerospace

Mavensoft Technologies.•El Segundo, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Engineer Design 2, you will work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborating with internal and external customers. In this role you will design industrial tools, dies, gauges, drill & assembly jigs, fixtures, machine attachments and equipment, required for assembly, composite production or experimental use, considering such factors as accessibility, economy, mobility, and performance requirements. This role works closely with manufacturing, operations, vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure tooling meets quality, cost, schedule, and safety requirements. This role will have the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment, adapt to processes and company policy while providing input or methods of process/design innovation.

Requirements

Experience with industry standard design tools including NX CAD & CATIA
Knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication processes and machine shop practices
Experience with drawing release criteria and related documents for: Completeness, clarity, and dimensional accuracy, Correctness of materials and processes, Conformity to design/drafting standards (e.g. GD&T), design specifications, and practicability; Economy of fabrication, assembly, and installation.
Knowledge and application of GD&T (ASME Y14.5-2018)
Knowledge and application of drawing weld symbols
Strong organizational skills in managing time, projects, and resources
Technical attention to detail
Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance & special program access
Bachelors Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and a minimum of 2 years relevant engineering experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
Experience in engineering, design, and fabrication of special tooling and support equipment
Experience in design, fabrication and implementation of tooling used in the manufacture of composite parts
Ability to evaluate vendor capabilities for tooling and aerospace part production
Experience participating in developments project, establishing tooling SOW and design estimates.
Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Experience with stress analysis of simple to complex problems via hand calculations and FEMAP/NASTRAN.
Professional Engineering License.
Current active DOD Secret clearance with an investigation date/periodic review within the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

Develop tooling concepts and support equipment for new and existing programs.
Design tooling and equipment, including engineering drawings, inspection requirements, and verification plans.
Review designs for manufacturability, fit, form, and function.
Identify and mitigate safety risks in accordance with company and state/government standards.
Make layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of structures.
Develop basic data and make preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposals.
Interface with internal customers and design review teams to ensure requirements are met.
Coordinate with manufacturing, operations, and process engineering to support program quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Manage tooling projects, including cost, schedule, procurement, and fabrication.
Check completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
Identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.
Support vendors during fabrication and inspect fabricated tooling for drawing compliance.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and proactive problem-solving Safety, Process, and Compliance.
Support investigations related to root cause analysis, non-conformances, and process failures.