Sr. Tooling Development Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Tooling Development Engineer owns the full lifecycle of designing, building, and implementing fixtures, tools, and rigs for new products. Working collaboratively with engineers and technicians, this role turns ideas into working prototypes and production equipment. The position oversees tooling development for emerging aerospace hardware and supports existing designs, proposals, and future product development. The engineer develops detailed 3D models and technical documentation, tests new fixtures, improves tooling and build processes, maintains revision control, and resolves issues in partnership with design engineering. The role also interfaces with internal and external stakeholders to ensure manufacturability and certifies technical reviews and other engineering documentation. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the United States and be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in the design and development of tooling for scaling technologies.
- Experience with nickel-based superalloy foils.
- Experience with progressive die stamping or roll embossing.
- Expertise in parametric CAD design.
- Expertise in ANSI drawing standards and GD&T procedures.
- Expertise in manufacturing techniques and processes.
- Strong hands-on experience with hardware assembly and testing.
- Knowledge of material properties and the material selection process.
- Knowledge of FMEAs and quality assurance processes.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and work quality, and to reduce costs; ability to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- Highly motivated self-starter with strong problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Legal right to work in the United States and legal authorization to access export-controlled information and source code.
- Ability to work for prolonged periods on a computer and in a lab environment.
- Ability to move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Machining or fabrication experience.
- Aerospace or high-reliability product experience.
- Sheet metal forming or similar industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Oversee complete tooling development for emerging aerospace hardware.
- Lead detailed 3D modeling of complex tooling components and assemblies.
- Prepare design concepts, sketches, layouts, technical drawings, and bills of materials.
- Develop and run tests of new fixtures to ensure product performance and quality.
- Champion continuous improvement of tooling and build processes.
- Maintain revision control of new and existing fixtures.
- Debug issues and work through root-cause fixes with design engineering.
- Interface with internal and external stakeholders to ensure product manufacturability.
- Certify technical reviews and other engineering documentation.
- Lead cross-functional activities to sustain existing designs.
- Support proposals and future product development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
