Staff Tool Design Engineer- Level 4

Lockheed Martin•Palmdale, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

You will be a Tool Design Engineer Stf. for the LM Palmdale site, supporting the design and development of special tools and fixtures for assembly and fabrication operations. Our team is responsible for creating innovative solutions to manufacture aircraft components and final assemblies, while ensuring compliance with government regulations and company requirements. As the Tool Design Engineer, you will be responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, fabricate, and implement special tools and fixtures, utilizing CAD software such as CATIA V5. You will create detailed tool design CAD models and drawings, and provide shop floor support to resolve technical and manufacturing issues. You will also be expected to provide support to tooling vendors during the fabrication phase of tool designs, see their use into the production system and ensure configuration control is maintained. Other tasks will include root cause analysis of tooling issues, ability to implement corrective actions, act as a technical checker for tool designs developed by team members/vendors and work to drive continuous improvement into our line of business. A combination of education and experience may be considered equivalent to the degree requirement. Case by case evaluation will occur. Interim Clearance required prior to start MUST BE A US CITIZEN - This position is located in a facility that requires special access. A level 4 employee typically has 10 - 15 years of professional experience. This position is in Palmdale, CA  Discover Palmdale.

Requirements

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) experience.
Must be able to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and diagrams.
Must be able to interpret metrology data.
Experience with CATIA V5 Software.
Tool Design and Fabrication Support experience.
Aero Industry Experience
Ability to obtain and maintain secret clearance per business requirements

Nice To Haves

STEM degree with 9+ years of experience
Previous hands on mechanical experience, jig building experience, and computer aided design experience on any 3D drawing and analysis software package.
Previous tool design experience for composite part families and processes, from layup fixtures to trim fixtures, bond fixtures, and assembly fixtures.
Exposure to root cause analysis and continuous improvement concepts.
Exposure to Vendor support and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Exposure to disposition tooling request from vendors on tooling issues; ability to research and validate request.
Experience with CATIA V4 Software.
Microsoft Office Suite Experience: Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, fabricate, and implement special tools and fixtures, utilizing CAD software such as CATIA V5
create detailed tool design CAD models and drawings
provide shop floor support to resolve technical and manufacturing issues
provide support to tooling vendors during the fabrication phase of tool designs
see their use into the production system and ensure configuration control is maintained
root cause analysis of tooling issues
implement corrective actions
act as a technical checker for tool designs developed by team members/vendors
work to drive continuous improvement into our line of business