Senior CAD Composite Tooling Engineer (Marine)

Sunseeker International Ltd; Poole; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Annual leave increases with service

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sunseeker International is seeking an experienced CAD Composite Tooling Engineer to join our Development team in Poole, delivering advanced tooling solutions for luxury performance yachts.

You will design and validate composite tooling, work with Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain to drive manufacturability and continuous improvement, and manage tooling projects from concept through handover, applying GD&T and DFM/DFA principles.

Qualifications

• A Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Composite Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Product Design Engineering.
• A minimum of five years' experience in composite tooling design and manufacture within a production environment.
• Advanced CAD experience using software such as Siemens NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor or Creo.
• Strong knowledge of composite manufacturing processes and tooling techniques.
• Experience designing female and male moulds, master models, plugs, patterns, assembly fixtures, bonding jigs and inspection fixtures.
• A solid understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
• Knowledge of CNC machining requirements, GD&T and dimensional control techniques.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and project management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience within marine, aerospace, automotive or defence composite environments would be advantageous, as would knowledge of FEA, metrology systems, PLM/PDM systems and automated composite manufacturing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing composite production moulds, plugs, patterns, jigs, fixtures and trimming tools.
• Creating complex 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and tooling surface data.
• Developing production-ready tooling solutions that optimise manufacturing performance and quality.
• Applying GD&T principles to tooling and engineering drawings.
• Conducting tooling design reviews, risk assessments and validation activities.
• Supporting manufacturing teams with technical expertise across composite processes including hand lay-up, vacuum bagging, resin infusion, prepreg and RTM technologies.
• Managing CAD data, revision control and engineering change processes.
• Producing manufacturing documentation and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Supporting root cause investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Managing tooling projects from concept through manufacture and production handover.
• Collaborating with Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and production readiness reviews.

Skills

CAD experience

Composite tooling

DFM / DFA

GD&T

Project management

Communication skills

CNC / dimensional control

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Siemens NX

CATIA

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Creo

Job description

Sunseeker International is seeking an experienced CAD Composite Tooling Engineer to join our Development team in Poole, delivering advanced tooling solutions for luxury performance yachts.

You will design and validate composite tooling, work with Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain to drive manufacturability and continuous improvement, and manage tooling projects from concept through handover, applying GD&T and DFM/DFA principles.