Lead Tooling Engineer – Aerospace Manufacturing

JAM; Pitstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM is recruiting an experienced Lead Tooling Engineer for an onsite role in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, on a 12-month contract. You will act as the technical lead for tooling activities, steering design, development and maintenance of production tooling while coordinating cross-functional teams and suppliers.

The role requires 5–8 years in tooling engineering within aerospace or complex manufacturing, strong CAD and manufacturing engineering expertise, and proven leadership with excellent

Qualifications

• 5–8 years' experience in tooling engineering within aerospace, automotive or complex manufacturing environments.
• Strong experience in tooling design, development and manufacturing engineering.
• Experience leading technical teams or coordinating engineering resources.
• Full UK working rights without sponsorship requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as the onsite technical lead for tooling engineering activities.
• Lead the design, development, modification and maintenance of production tooling.
• Support NPI, industrialisation and manufacturing programmes.
• Coordinate onsite, offshore and remote engineering resources.
• Provide technical guidance, engineering approvals and problem-solving support.
• Manage customer relationships, technical discussions and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement, tooling standardisation and cost reduction initiatives.
• Support root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Establish tooling design standards, governance processes and engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and support wider team development.

Skills

Tooling engineering

Tooling design

Manufacturing engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Independent working

Team mentoring

Problem solving

Tools

CAD software

Job description

JAM is recruiting an experienced Lead Tooling Engineer for an onsite role in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, on a 12-month contract. You will act as the technical lead for tooling activities, steering design, development and maintenance of production tooling while coordinating cross-functional teams and suppliers.

The role requires 5–8 years in tooling engineering within aerospace or complex manufacturing, strong CAD and manufacturing engineering expertise, and proven leadership with excellent