Tooling Engineer

PGS Worldwide • Palmdale, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking Tooling Engineers in Palmdale, California, for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace and defense company. The position supports the design, fabrication, validation, and continuous improvement of tools and fixtures used in aerospace manufacturing operations.

The Tooling Engineer coordinates tooling projects from design and documentation through fabrication, assembly, and validation. The role works with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and other stakeholders to meet technical design and fabrication requirements and to support new product development and manufacturing-process improvement.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of CATIA design experience, including strong 3D modeling and detailing skills.
• Tool engineering experience.
• Knowledge of GD&T and ability to correctly apply geometric tolerancing requirements to engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with detailed drawing standards, including ANSI, ISO, or similar industry standards.
• Experience designing castings, stampings, turned components, tooling, or fixtures.
• Ability to coordinate technical design and fabrication requirements with internal and external customers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design and fabrication requirements for manufacturing tools and fixtures.
• Develop and execute tooling test and validation plans.
• Design and detail tooling using CATIA.
• Support new product development by evaluating manufacturability and process requirements.
• Develop manufacturing processes, plans, procedures, work instructions, and visual aids.
• Apply GD&T and applicable engineering drawing standards to tooling documentation.
• Evaluate tooling and manufacturing processes for improvement opportunities.
• Manage tooling projects through design, documentation, fabrication, assembly, and validation.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and other stakeholders throughout project execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed