Tool & Fixture Design Engineer
About The Position
Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. Our team in Industrial Group is looking for a Tool & Fixture Design Engineer to join them. You will report to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and will have an onsite work schedule in East Aurora, NY. The Tool & Fixture Design Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes to ensure efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. This role plays a key part in designing and implementing tooling and fixtures, programming and supporting CAM systems, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across production operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering Discipline, equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- Three or more years’ experience in tool design or manufacturing engineer role
- Hands-on experience with tooling, fixturing, and CNC machining environments
- Experience creating detailed drawings for tooling and fixturing
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and validate production tooling, jigs, and fixtures to support machining and assembly processes
- Create detailed drawings and CAD models for tooling and fixturing using standard engineering design software
- Collaborate with machining, quality, and production teams to ensure tooling meets process capability and repeatability requirements
- Oversee fabrication, testing, and continuous improvement of tooling and fixtures
- Develop, implement, and improve manufacturing processes for new and existing products
- Analyze production workflows to identify opportunities for efficiency improvements, cost reduction, and quality enhancement
- Support production troubleshooting and resolve manufacturing issues in a timely manner
- Collaborate with design engineering teams to ensure products are designed for manufacturability (DFM)
- Lead process planning, including routing creation, equipment selection, and capacity planning
- Support prototype builds, pilot runs, and production launches
- Develop and maintain work instructions, process documentation, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Ensure compliance with safety standards, quality systems (e.g., ISO), and regulatory requirements
- Support PFMEA, control plans, and process validation activities
- Work closely with production, quality, maintenance, and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturing readiness and performance
- Provide technical support and training to operators and technicians
Benefits
- great compensation package
- bonus opportunities
- matching 401k
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible paid time off
- holidays
- parental leave program
- relocation assistance
- Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
- Tuition Assistance
- mentorship and coaching opportunities
- leadership development and other personal growth programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
