Tool Engineer II

DPP•El Segundo, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

DPP is seeking a Tool Engineer II for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry. This is an onsite contract role in El Segundo, CA, lasting approximately 12 months. The Tool Engineer II will support the Tooling department as a member of the Offsite Fabrication department. This role involves working directly with sub-tier suppliers to manage the fabrication of tools, overseeing the end-to-end design, procurement, fabrication, and commissioning of specialized tooling. The position acts as the primary technical liaison between internal engineering teams and manufacturing partners, requiring the authoring of comprehensive Statements of Work (SOWs), evaluation of sub-tier supplier capabilities, and driving manufacturing execution to ensure tools are built to specification on schedule and budget.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, aerospace or related field.
Experience in manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of GD&T.
Technical documentation and writing.
Knowledge of Microsoft software suite such as excel and power point.
3D CAD experience.
Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Engineering field
Composites experience.
Supplier Audit assessment experience
Root Cause and Analysis training or Lean Manufacturing experience or certification.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with program management, engineering, subcontracts/procurement functional management and supplier management teams to ensure that all procurements meet or exceed the requirements of external and internal customers.
Define the Supplier statement of work with the scope of contract requirements, policies, processes, and supplier quality requirements.
Support the maintenance of the approved supplier list within the Tooling Suppliers and periodically review supplier performance to determine whether suppliers should remain on the approved list.
Manage supplier requests for waivers, deviations and discrepancy reporting process through tool deviation requests and QA processes.
Evaluate supplier-non-conformances, negative performance trends and failures and determine root cause and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Manage source inspection processes and coordinate with customers as required.
Verify that End Item Data Packages within QTIS are complete and manufacturing CoCs are reviewed prior to shipment.
Utilize supplier performance databases and supplier quality management system assessment tools to provide objective evidence of supplier’s capability to perform.